The Acme Ballot Box, 1880
date: label: date made
content: ca1880
notes: label: Description
content: Political manipulation and election fraud was often compared to a well-oiled machine. Reformers determined to fight political machines with ballot reform and voting machines. The Acme, an improvement upon the open-slot box, has a lever mechanism that accepts one ballot per voter into the box and counts the ballot at the same time. This particular Acme was used in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, around 1880.
topic: label: used
content: Elections
label: general subject association
content: Voting
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.263435.01
label: catalog number
content: 263435.01
label: accession number
content: 263435
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Voting Machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood, metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall including handle: 27 in x 18 in x 20 1/2 in; 68.58 cm x 45.72 cm x 52.07 cm