{"product_id":"9780393734096","title":"Art Deco Mailboxes: An Illustrated Design History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA great gift book for lovers of unsung urban decorative art and unique architectural details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMailboxes and their chutes were once as essential to the operation of any major hotel, office, civic, or residential building as the front door. In time they developed a decorative role, in a range of styles and materials, and as American art deco architecture flourished in the 1920s and 1930s they became focal points in landmark buildings and public spaces: the GE Building, Grand Central Terminal, the Woolworth Building, 29 Broadway, the St. Regis Hotel, York \u0026amp; Sawyer’s Salmon Tower, the Waldorf Astoria, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile many mailboxes have been removed, forgotten, disused, or painted over (and occasionally repurposed), others are still in use, are polished daily, and hold a place of pride in lobbies throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA full-color photographic survey of beautiful early mailboxes, highlighting those of the grand art deco period, together with a brief history of the innovative mailbox-and-chute system patented in 1883 by James Cutler of Rochester, New York, \u003cem\u003eArt Deco Mailboxes\u003c\/em\u003e features dozens of the best examples of this beloved, dynamic design’s realization in the mailboxes of New York City as well as Chicago, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077897568496,"sku":"9780393734096","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393734096_p0.jpg?v=1763698076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393734096","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}