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A rural mail carrier in his winter uniform in Sweden, 1900.
Before 1861, people living in Sweden had to travel to the post office to pick up their mail. Not only could this lead to a backlog of envelopes and packages as the Royal Mail, but was a major pain for people who weren’t spry enough to travel. 15 years later, the occupation of Rural Mailman was put into place. These brave souls traveled throughout the countryside to deliver the post to people who weren’t on a normal route.
Initially rural mailmen made their deliveries on foot, and anyone using a horse and cart had to do so out of their own pocket. But by 1900 the rural post office carriers were using bicycles as a means for transportation. It’s not clear whether or not this fellow could fit on a penny farthing.
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