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1897: The Cat that Christened the New York City Post Office Pneumatic Mail Tubes

Posted: 10th March 2013 by The Hatching Cat in Featured Felines
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On October 7, 1897, a ceremonial demonstration took place at the General Post Office to celebrate the new pneumatic tube system. Demonstration canisters carried a peach, a suit of clothes, and a live cat in a cotton sack