Box, Ballot
- Object Name:
- Box, Ballot
- Object ID:
- 2021.005.02
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1846
- Description:
- Ballot Box. New Hampshire Lodge No. 17, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Portsmouth, NH, c. 1846. Rectangular wooden box with two compartments and leather-hinged lids. Removable center panel. Carved vertical rectangular handle attached to one end. Iron nails. Contains four white and four black clay marbles, each 0.75" diameter.
- Material:
- Wood
Beech - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-6.25 L-11.7 inches
- Provenance:
- New Hampshire Lodge No. 17, I.O.O.F was founded in Portsmouth on February 11, 1846, and existed through the 1930s. In 1872, the Journal of Portsmouth Literature and Politics reported that Lodge No. 17 was one of three I.O.O.F lodges in the city, with 250 members and a fund of $7,500 supporting their charitable works for members. The box was used in voting for members and officers of the organization. The donor purchased the box from an unidentified antiques dealer. The gift includes a Lodge No. 17 "Roll of Officers" book, 1846-1885.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Warren F. Broderick
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