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Klapperpostbote um 1820
A seller and a clapper mailman (Vienna types around 1820)

Clapper Post (German: Klapperpost) was an urban postal service, which existed in Vienna (since 1772), capital of Austria, and in other cities of that country. Its name refers to an instrument, clapper (type of a rattle), into which a mailman struck, notifying about his arrival. In Vienna, Clapper Post existed more than ten years.

  • Hieronymus Benedikt Klapperbote

    Clapper mailman (engraving; late 18th century)

  • Cover Klapperpost Prague

    A unique money letter with 50 florins in the form of banknotes from Prague to the town councillors of Ungarisch Skalitz (today's Skalica, Slovak Republic; 1783)

Photos of similar rattles are given that were used by English police in the 19th c.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Klapperpost para niños

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