tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post5552759217581315336..comments2024-03-21T11:50:22.851-03:00Comments on Pink Slip: Consider the Cutler Mail ChuteMaureen Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-66535936764449452052015-03-05T11:53:37.288-04:002015-03-05T11:53:37.288-04:00Please help us restore our Cutler mail chute in ou...Please help us restore our Cutler mail chute in our midtown Manhattan building! I am trying to find someone who can examine, service and perhaps help us repurpose ours in a 22 story building!<br />Please call me at 646-770-1773 if you can help. Perhaps Manuel still reads this?<br /><br />THANKS!<br />BibiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-12475899971612570792012-09-16T14:34:15.438-03:002012-09-16T14:34:15.438-03:00I'm jealous - I think the Cutlers are incredib...I'm jealous - I think the Cutlers are incredibly cool!Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-61731496261042611172012-09-16T14:02:57.746-03:002012-09-16T14:02:57.746-03:00I own two Cutler bronze mail chute sections. One i...I own two Cutler bronze mail chute sections. One is a full box complete with key. The other is just a front section with glass and the Cutler logo above the flip open chute. Great for wall hangers. They are a piece of postal history. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-69536642205544800282011-11-29T22:11:02.644-04:002011-11-29T22:11:02.644-04:00Diane - That's interesting. I just checked to ...Diane - That's interesting. I just checked to make sure I hadn't gotten my Rochesters mixed up, but the Cutler Mail Chute was invented and (at least originally) produced in Rochester, NY. Indeed, the inventor was, at one time, the mayor of Rochester.<br /><br />Rochester, MN, may be lesser known, but it's still pretty famous, given the Mayo Clinic!Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-79475883774444416182011-11-29T22:09:37.443-04:002011-11-29T22:09:37.443-04:00I take that back — I just looked again, and it is ...I take that back — I just looked again, and it is NY. Mea culpa.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-65074912637509854642011-11-29T21:59:57.574-04:002011-11-29T21:59:57.574-04:00Hi, there's a Cutler mail chute in my building...Hi, there's a Cutler mail chute in my building, but it's marked as from Rochester, Minnesota (the lesser-known Rochester, perhaps).Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-51673946734640908962011-07-12T12:50:10.939-03:002011-07-12T12:50:10.939-03:00Manual - Thanks for stopping by and telling your w...Manual - Thanks for stopping by and telling your wonderful story!Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-70883332201224266272011-07-12T11:18:25.683-03:002011-07-12T11:18:25.683-03:00I am the "Mailchute man"
I represented f...I am the "Mailchute man"<br />I represented from 1981 to its slow extincion in the late 1990's: Cutler, Capitol, US Chutes, Valiant and more.<br />Still after all this time, I get requests from coast to coast to restore old mailchutes and collection boxes.<br />The problem with the chutes was: Mailchutes were designed for single 4"x 8" envelopes, cloogage was caused by large envelopes folded to fit in the slot.<br />Fixing and servicing the chutes, I found 40 years old mail, cleanning the collection boxes I found 2 diamond rings, a $100.00 bill, lots of change, paper and foam cups and a lot more.<br />Manuel de Sa'Manuel de Sahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210324555956787679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-56172163972860012272011-07-12T11:07:40.737-03:002011-07-12T11:07:40.737-03:00I was the "Mailchute man" in New York Ci...I was the "Mailchute man" in New York City from 1981 to the slow but sure extinsion in the late 1990's.<br />NFPA Did not outlaw the mail chutes, they outlaw openings of continuos shafts connecting floors wiithout a fire damper between floors.<br />Mailchute manufacturers offer this gadget, but most chutes were sold without them.<br />In my active chute years, I represented Cutler, Capitol, US Chutes, Valiant and others.<br />I restored chutes and collection boxes from coast to coast.<br />I purchased complete chutes removed from buildings to be turn down, still have many parts for chutes made from 1880's to the 1990's.<br />By the way, the mailchutes were designed to handle single 4"x9" envelopes, the clogage was caused by large envelopes folded to fit into the slot.<br />Fixing chutes, I found cloged envelopes stuck in the chute for more than 40 years, cleaning and servicing the collection boxes, I found 2 diamond rings, a $100.00 bill, lots of change, broken glass, paper and foam cups,parking tickets and much more.<br />Manuel de Sa'Manuel de Sahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07210324555956787679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-85251497756534272962010-10-05T00:44:12.050-03:002010-10-05T00:44:12.050-03:00Hi - I found one in the Wisconsin State Capitol bu...Hi - I found one in the Wisconsin State Capitol building in madison. Forgive the bad photo, this was located in a very dim hallway. I doubt its used any longer but who knows?Keithhttp://keithdotson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-58990463691759810522010-10-04T17:33:06.331-03:002010-10-04T17:33:06.331-03:00I have a cutler mail chute collection box for sale...I have a cutler mail chute collection box for sale, if you are interested.Packwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349437136352300178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-90679986603872928252010-02-16T19:52:48.452-04:002010-02-16T19:52:48.452-04:00And, while I would never actually put a piece of m...<i>And, while I would never actually put a piece of mail down one</i><br /><br />Why not? I use the mail chute at work all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-22290886304358552222009-07-09T22:05:42.202-03:002009-07-09T22:05:42.202-03:00you 'delighted' their second comment? I&#...you 'delighted' their second comment? I'll bet you did.valerienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-64199146457272772732009-07-08T09:44:44.887-03:002009-07-08T09:44:44.887-03:00Dear Car Reviews - No, you haven't; no, you di...Dear Car Reviews - No, you haven't; no, you didn't. So, I delighted your second comment - the one with the link to your site.<br /><br />What's with the Cutler Mail Chute? Is it some kind of a spam magnet?Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-11517529369373909702009-07-08T05:54:46.822-03:002009-07-08T05:54:46.822-03:00I have read this post and found it very interestin...I have read this post and found it very interesting.Car Reviewsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-36279461418257397282009-07-07T15:10:47.798-03:002009-07-07T15:10:47.798-03:00Well, usually I delete spam, but I love .that &quo...Well, usually I delete spam, but I love .that "...whom will provide..." Maybe chataboutit should have a all-things-grammar show!Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10329278.post-86423314740373244742009-07-07T11:50:34.589-03:002009-07-07T11:50:34.589-03:00All Things Employment is a call in show on ChatAbo...All Things Employment is a call in show on ChatAboutIt.com dedicated to helping those with questions about the employment world. Host Vickie Causa is able to give you important and useful tips, fill you in on all federal regulations, and listen and give advice on all your job related stories. She will be having an array of expert guests on her show every Tuesday, whom will provide their own advice and expertise. Be sure and tune in every Tuesday from 2-3 PM on ChatAboutIt.com and don’t hesitate to call in!<br />For the latest in job search and all things employment, visit our website at http://chataboutit.com/about/all-things-employment/CBS Radiohttp://chataboutit.com/about/all-things-employment/noreply@blogger.com