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A mailbox for the reception and protection of mail comprises a mail receptacle or container with a door, an alarm system control switch, responsive to the opening and closing of the mailbox door to activate an alarm when the door is open, illuminating means to light an area near the mailbox and inte

A mailbox for the reception and protection of mail comprises a mail receptacle or container with a door, an alarm system control switch, responsive to the opening and closing of the mailbox door to activate an alarm when the door is open, illuminating means to light an area near the mailbox and intercommunication means for identification of and conversation with a caller or person using the mailbox. The mentioned security features of the mailbox are components of a pre-wired unit and installation is thereby greatly simplified and facilitated.

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A security mailbox attachable to a wall of a dwelling, comprising a mail receptacle, door means mounted thereon for the deposit of mail into the receptacle and withdrawal therefrom when in opened position, an activating switch, responsive to opening of said door means, for activating an alarm, a sup

A security mailbox attachable to a wall of a dwelling, comprising a mail receptacle, door means mounted thereon for the deposit of mail into the receptacle and withdrawal therefrom when in opened position, an activating switch, responsive to opening of said door means, for activating an alarm, a support in the mail receptacle on which deposited mail rests, light transmitting means in a wall of the mailbox, illuminating means located within the mailbox so that when activated it lights an area about the mailbox at night through the light transmitting means, an intercommunication transmitter-speaker unit, mounted on a wall of the mailbox, a manually operable switch for turning on the illuminating meaNs and a manually operable switch for activating a bell, an opening in a wall of the mailbox and wiring means passing from the interior of the mailbox through such opening and communicable with the interior of the dwelling to which the security mailbox is attachable for transmitting electric power from an external source to the alarm switch, to the intercommunication transmitter-speaker unit, to the illuminating means and to the bell switch.