Well, I just knew this list would come through with an answer! A BIG thank
you to everyone who replied to my plea for help. The verdict, as you may
have quessed, was unanimous both on and off list, and I am 100% confident
the item in question is a ballot/voting box. (which of course, makes perfect
sense to have in our collection) Thanks again to everyone who took the time
to help me out!
Cristin

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I've enjoyed reading the answers to this thread, but I
am especially enjoying the irony here.

Susan B. Anthony championed the right of women to
vote.

This was a voting box but most of us wouldn't have
known that.

We've come a long way, Baby!

(Except here in California, sigh, where we may have
chads in 27 days.  Here's hoping, someday, someone
says, "What's a chad?")


--- Cristin Grant <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm hoping someone out there may have come across an
> item like this and can
> help me figure out what it is and what it was used
> for. Here's a description
> of the item in question:
>
> It is a smallish wood box, partially covered with a
> hinged lid. Inside is a
> wood slat with a round hole in the center, that
> slides in at a 45 degree
> angle from the top. There is a turned wood handle
> attached to the back of
> the box, and a strip of velvet lining along the
> bottom. The box is 8" deep
> by 3.5" tall by 5.5" wide, and the handle on the
> back is 5.5" long.
>
> I've been particularly puzzled by the piece that
> slides out the top at an
> angle, with a perfectly round hole in the center, as
> it must have served a
> purpose. Anyone have any ideas what this might have
> been used for?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
> Cristin Grant
> Curator of Collections
> Susan B. Anthony House
>
>
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