{"id":19952,"date":"2017-06-22T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T13:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=19952"},"modified":"2017-06-22T08:42:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T13:42:29","slug":"gone-but-not-forgotten-6-discontinued-delivery-methods-of-the-postal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/06\/22\/gone-but-not-forgotten-6-discontinued-delivery-methods-of-the-postal-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone, but not forgotten &#8211; 6 discontinued delivery methods of the postal service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail link-fullfeature\"><a title=\"Some discontinued delivery methods include, clockwise from top left, autoped motor scooters, shown around 1916; motorcycles, shown around 1914; and a mailster, shown in 1952.\" href=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[27057]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width  wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story.jpg 900w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/list0620_large-story-120x80.jpg 120w\" alt=\"list0620\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"link-caption\">Some discontinued delivery methods include, clockwise from top left, autoped motor scooters,<br \/>\nshown around 1916; motorcycles, shown around 1914; and a mailster, shown in 1952.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 6\/20\/17 &#8211; \u201cThe list\u201d has spent the past few weeks looking at some of the unique ways USPS delivers mail. Here are six methods that are no longer used.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Pneumatic tubes.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>From the 1890s to the 1950s, mail zipped between some postal facilities through a series of underground tubes. The mail was carried inside canisters that were propelled by pressured air.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Roller skates.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The introduction of Parcel Post in 1913 increased package volumes. Some Chicago Post Office clerks used roller skates to accelerate mail handling.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Autoped motor scooters.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Designed to travel short distances, these compact scooters were tested around 1916 but deemed impractical partly because carriers couldn\u2019t transport large parcels using the scooters.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Motorcycles.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The Post Office Department used motorcycles for mail delivery until the late 1920s, when automobiles and trucks became the vehicles of choice.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Mailsters.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>These three-wheeled vehicles were introduced in the 1950s and phased out beginning in 1967. Their top-heavy, lightweight construction caused tipping in strong winds and offered little accident protection.<\/p>\n<p><b>6. Segways.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>In 2002, USPS began testing the Segway but ended its evaluation a few months later. It lacked adequate storage space and couldn\u2019t travel a full route on one charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some discontinued delivery methods include, clockwise from top left, autoped motor scooters, shown around 1916; motorcycles, shown around 1914; and a mailster, shown in 1952. USPS News Link &#8211; 6\/20\/17 &#8211; \u201cThe list\u201d has spent the past few weeks looking at some of the unique ways USPS delivers mail. 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