Name/Title
Ballot drum box manufactured by George D. Barnard CoEntry/Object ID
588Description
Ballot drum box manufactured by George D. Barnard Co, St. Louis, Mo. The slotted, cast iron lid is fitted with a latch and wire bale handle; working slot for ballots with padlock, but the key is missing. Black finish with stenciled bands, sunbursts on sides and gold lettering, which reads: "Geo. D. Barnard & Co. St. Louis, MO." Made of tin and cast iron, these were called "mule mount" because the base is curved and the box could be strapped on the back of a mule to be transported to polling places. They can be as early as the 1860s and were used in the election of 1868, when U. S. Grant became president.Acquisition
Accession
585Source or Donor
Jefferson County Clerk's OfficeAcquisition Method
GiftMaterial
Metal, Tin, Cast iron