Ballot Box

Object/Artifact

Berkeley Historical Society & Museum

Name/Title

Ballot Box

Entry/Object ID

2014.400.002

Description

Rectangular wood box, divided in the middle, one half covered (but lifts open), the other half open, with a handle on one end. A hole and cup in the middle divide. Includes 56 white, glass, marble size balls, 4 black balls and 1 black square. Balls can be held in open side and can be picked up and dropped in cup where they roll/fall into the covered side. Probably used for voting and black balling. Found in the Veteran's Building where the American Legion held their meetings.

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 2010

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Box, Ballot

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Container, Ballot

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Voting

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Organizational Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

length does not include the handle of 8.25 inches.

Location

Other

F6-2