Ballot Box

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ballot Box

Entry/Object ID

1959.53.7d

Description

Small wooden ballot box. The box consists of two parts: a four-sided base and a slide-out top (cracked). One side of the base of the shorter than the rest, and the top slides through the gap and into a groove cut into the interior of the remaining three sides. There is a slot toward one side of the top piece, and a thumb indentation for sliding the lid open toward the other side of the top piece. The bottom is inked with the label, "L. D. Hill 1860".

Context

Used in Waterford, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.53

Source or Donor

Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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

Dimension Description

Slot

Length

1-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

8 in

Depth

4-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterford

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America