Ballot Box

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Ballot Box

Entry/Object ID

1959.53.7c

Description

Small wooden ballot box. The box consists of two parts: a four-sided base and a slide-out top. 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 keyhole slot in the center of the top piece, and two thumb indentations for sliding the lid open. A torn, rectangular piece of a paper is attached to the lid with the inked inscription, "Representatives to Con[gress]".

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

Overall

Height

3 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

4-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Slot

Length

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