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This is my latest handiwork – a mailbox attached to a wall (designed by Portferm of Mannheim, Germany). It may look simple, but it has a serious design flaw for which I have no explanation. It is designed, from what I can see, to sit flat against a wall. Do so, and the top cannot be opened, something that is required for the post person to insert the mail.

The solution, of course, is to mount it on wood. A little less elegant, I feel. But it works.