The Gibraltar Vertical Wall Mount Mailbox is an elegant piece finished in black satin. Its steel construction with piano-hinge lid is very reliable and its deep design makes for a magnificent magazine rack. About Solar Group Inc. It wasn t always about quality mailboxes. The story of The Solar Group began back in 1957 with a small hardware manufacturing company right here in the U.S.A. Fine craftsmanship and customer service lead to an expanding brand that acquired several other small companies over the course of 50 years and what was a once a humble hardware manufacturer realized what it truly excelled at: mailboxes. The Solar Group was born and soon enough The Solar Group mailboxes were being marketed in Canada Japan and even Germany! And in 1998 The Solar Group was acquired by Gibraltar Industries a leading manufacturer that could help The Solar Group meet the demands of an anxious world. The story continues and the mailboxes are only getting better.