Object Details
- Description
- 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 Acme, an improvement upon the open-slot box, has a lever mechanism that accepts one ballot per voter into the box and counts the ballot at the same time. This particular Acme was used in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, around 1880.
- ca1880
- ID Number
- PL.263435.01
- catalog number
- 263435.01
- accession number
- 263435
- Object Name
- Voting Machine
- Physical Description
- wood, metal (overall material)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall including handle: 27 in x 18 in x 20 1/2 in; 68.58 cm x 45.72 cm x 52.07 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Elections
- general subject association
- Voting
- Record ID
- nmah_529015
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-6984-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
