Which Victorian author is credited with introducing the pillar box into the UK?
Pillar box the "plate" listing the collection times to improve legibility for those with poor sight and that consequently there was insufficient room for listing all collection times throughout the day. The "Next Collection" tablet, where fitted, was usually retained in these cases, but tablets now merely show the day of the week, indicating whether or not the last collection has been cleared that day. In the novel "He Knew He Was Right" author Anthony Trollope makes fun of his invention through his character Miss Stanbury. She regards pillar boxes as "a most hateful thing" for "She could not understand why people
Pillar box when clearing the boxes. The carcass or body of the box that supports the door and cap, and may protrude substantially down below ground level. This provides security and stability to the pillar box. There is a wirework cage inside to prevent mail falling out when the door is opened, a hinged letter chute to allow mail to fall into the collecting bag or sack and a serrated hand-guard to prevent unauthorised tampering with the mail through the aperture. Before the introduction of pillar boxes, in the UK, it was customary to take outgoing mail to the nearest letter-receiving house