Wouldn't this be absolutely perfect in the time of COVID? Yes, I know we have mailboxes with snorkel openings now, but this is just too cool and we all remember having to pull the handle down twice (the second time was to make certain our precious mail went down).

Although the same basic style of large collection box has been used since the early 1900s, experimental designs were tested over the years, with some being better than others. In 1956, a foot-pedal mailbox, designed for hands-free operation, was tested in Washington, D.C., in 1956. The tests were not a success. A postal official later explained, "When there's snow, you can't see the pedal. And when there isn't snow, there are kids who love to pull the works apart." Interesting stuff indeed!