Machine, Voting
- Object Name:
- Machine, Voting
- Object ID:
- 1988.112
- Creator:
- R. F. Shoup Corp. -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Quakertown, PA
- Date:
- 1972-1980
- Description:
- Voting machine. Used in Manchester, NH, elections, 1970s. Steel with blue finish. On four wheels. Cabinet, 44.5" wide, 16.75" deep, 35.5" high, moves up and down on hydraulic lift within steel frame. Doors on front and back. Narrower at top, 12.75" deep. Serial number decal on back and each end of cabinet: "1637". Decal on front of cabinet: "R.F. Shoup Corp. 10-25". Two control knobs and two counters on left end of cabinet.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-50.5 W-48 D-28 inches
- Provenance:
- One of approximatelly 100 voting machines used in Manchester and later stored in the Walker Building at the State Hospital. This one was borrowed by NHHS in 1987 for exhitib "New Hampshire's Road to the White House." It was never reclaimed in response to inquiries and presumed to be a gift.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the State of New Hampshire
- Subjects:
- Elections, Voting, Vote counting
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