I may have used the wrong title / description, but ML rejected this for not adhering to Wayfarer criteria. I think this is a pre-WW2 Pillar box, but I did call it something else in error. Just wanted to make sure it is illegible before I consider resubmiting it.
Lucy boxes are rejected by the AI and by staff on appeal every time.
Personally, I think there’s some nuance there, and the really old ones with the city crests etc. ought to be allowed on the same basis as the notably rare postboxes, but there you go.
I wouldn’t waste your time.
This is new to me. I was wondering whats the box about until i google it. Thanks for the info.
Lucy boxes might be (are) historic and some have a crest on them, but they are not anything that people notice as they walk around, because they are just ugly grey utility boxes that are not looked after.
Comparing to the UK postboxes, those are embedded in the cultural psyche, but Lucy boxes aren’t.
I would move on, as it could get frustrating with repeated rejections.
That’s not always true. Here they are painted a dark green and bear the Glasgow city crest.
There are absolutely the same type of enthusiasts who catalogue them and actively visit the rare ones. Are they crazy? Certainly. But for them, they are well worth exploring, and I think that could theoretically be recognised.
It would be impossible to actually do so though, as reviewers would see them all as the same and we would be flooded with the things.
A Lucy box that is lovingly maintained does stand am outside chance. I should have included that but was just looking at this one.
No, they just different and on the spectrum. Tut tut.
Aren’t we all?
Not crazy crazy, but certainly unusual. 
Let’s stay on topic about Lucy boxes rather than the enthusiasts​
In the UK we have enthusiasts for just about everything, and just because some people collect them doesn’t make them eligible.
Like everything a case can be made for an individual Lucy box.
They can be elaborate, unusual, tell something unusual about an area. Those would be highly exceptional.
@P1dg3ySlayer this looks like a very ordinary one so unfortunately it falls in my view into the category of a utility item.
Do we have an idea of what would be considered as typically acceptable? I just want to make sure I am not wasting my time submitting something that won’t stand a chance… or should I just focus on the London Cycle Network signs for now?
If you have one that is maintained, give it a shot. Otherwise, focus on the LCN.
If you find a highly unusual one you could check here for views.
You need to consider what makes this different to a modern utility box other than simply age.
It’s got a cute name?
95% chance it is rejected by ML, and if appealed, probably close to a 100% chance the staff member lacks the local knowledge to appreciate any merits.
I’ve tried a few of them and am now very much in the “waste of time” camp. 
That’s my something new learned for today.
William Lucy & Co. were the company who owned the foundry where they were made. No idea if that’s still the case today (unlikely) but the name persists.
I love learning stuff like this. I had a submission ages ago that I did a bit of research on, turned out it was a dovecote. I had never heard the term until I went looking for info as to what it could be.
“Doocots” up here. Got a few of them that are stops / gyms, so I learned about them via PG too
I love the accent on them​