Object Details
described
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Truman, Harry S.
Dewey, Thomas E.
Description
This facsimile gear-and-lever voting machine was last used in the 1944 presidential election between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey. Small models like this acquainted voters with the workings of the actual machine; the row-and-column ballot of parties and candidates was based upon the graphic design of the blanket or Australian ballot these machines began to displace after the turn of the 20th century. From 1900 through the early 1960s, the gear-and-lever voting machine was promoted as an ideal technology.
Date made
1943
ID Number
2001.0244.01
accession number
2001.0244
catalog number
2001.0244.01
Object Name
Voting Machine
Physical Description
red, olive green (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 15 in x 14 in x 1 1/2 in; 38.1 cm x 35.56 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
United States: Washington
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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
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Elections
used
Voting
related event
Presidential Campaign of 1944
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_882061