Ballot box, late 19th century
date: label: Date made
content: 1800s
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 addition of an internal cylinder “roller” to this late nineteenth century ballot box ensured that once a ballot was rolled into the box it could not be tampered with nor seen, two security features missing from previous open-slotted boxes. This box was probably used in New England.
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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: 2001.0305.01
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0305.01
label: accession number
content: 2001.0305
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ballot Box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, meta1 (not defined material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 12 in x 9 in; 40.64 cm x 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm