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Chicken hair letter

Chicken hair letter is a genuine letter that carries urgent military intelligence.

Chicken hair letter — Frontier Technology exhibit for science museums
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CategoryFrontier Technology
Standard sizeCustom size
SupplySingle unit or batch · OEM to your drawing
Lead timeStandard 4–8 weeks after deposit (confirmed per contract)
Warranty1 year, structure and control
DocumentsSpecification sheet · control diagram · spare-part list

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01 / Overview

Chicken hair letter is a genuine letter that carries urgent military intelligence. It not only became a symbol of heroic deeds during the Anti Japanese War, but also inspired later generations to create, appearing in novels, comics, and movies, and becoming a widely circulated classic story.

02 / How visitors use it

The unit is designed for unsupervised public use: controls are recessed or shielded, moving parts are enclosed, and the interface is operable by a child of about six with no instruction. Where a screen is used, the language can be switched without changing the hardware, and the content can be replaced on site.

03 / The science behind it

Chicken hair letter is a special type of mail created by the military and civilians in North China during the Anti Japanese War. For official documents and letters that require rapid transmission, use chicken feathers as a symbol to make the sender and receiver aware of their urgency and importance. One match is the fire speed, two matches are ten thousand urgent, and three matches are ten thousand urgent. The number of matches determines the speed and machine density. After 1940, the Japanese imposed economic blockades and embargoes on the base areas, and without matches, they switched to using chicken feathers, which led to the creation of the Chicken Feather Letter.

04 / Built for a public floor

Every unit leaves the factory after a running test: mechanisms cycled, electronics burned in, edges dressed, fixings torqued and marked. Wear parts — bearings, sliders, lamps, belts, touch panels — are modular and listed on the spare-part sheet, so a venue technician can replace them without returning the exhibit. Crating is plywood with foam blocking; the loading plan and packing list travel with the shipment.

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