8/31 Folk Art & Fraternal Order Black Ball Voting Boxes
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Bloomington, IN 47403
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Bidding Starts: Friday Jul 29
Bidding Ends: Wednesday Aug 31
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Listing Information
Online Only Auction - Ends Wed August 31st with first lot closing at 7PM. This is the very unique collection of a single consignor. From a retired faculty member of the Folklore Department at IU, this auction features his lifelong collection of fraternal voting boxes, along with a collection of 1000's of mid-century wine and liquor labels from all over the world. These unique boxes represent many different styles and types of black ball voting boxes. Used by fraternal organizations for voting on membership and other issues, these boxes are all unique and each one is a hand made example. Truly a form of folk art. Many include the original marbles or tokens used to vote, with unique styles and designs, made from wood and other materials. Preview is by appointment only. Pickup/Checkout is Friday Sept 2nd. E Mail us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail.com or phone 812-822-2508. Thanks for bidding. Good Luck!!

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Clay Marble Full Box Ballot Box
Early example of a full box with one divided side and one with ballot slot. Hand made construction with wood lid, base and handle, tin body and divider. Box measures 7"Dia, 5.25" long turned wood handle, 2.75"H. Top has two hinged lids - one with los...

2
Open Front w/Tambour Cover Marble Ballot Box
Oak box with mortise construction, open front compartment with turned wood hole, tambour cover closes over back compartment. Turned wood handle. Box base measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x 4.5"H, 5" long handle. No marbles present. All boxes in this auction...

3
W.O.W. Enamel Steel Open Front Marble Ballot Box
White enamel with body with unpainted legs, hinges and knob. Turned wood handle. W.O.W. painted on one side with Cedar Camp No. 1 on opposite side, old ribbed rubber mat on compartment bases. Metal box measures 10"L x 6.25"W x 4.5"H, 4.25" long handl...

4
Commercial Make Hinge Top Marble Ballot Box
Hinged arched top wood open front ballot box with two interior sections, the voting side with slot. White glass marbles. Box measures 10"L x 5.25"W x 6.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John ...

5
Hand Made Small Clay Marble Ballot Box
Antique mahogany single unit box with voting funnel in hinged lid. Original lock in place (No Key) with assortment of small blue and white clay marbles. Two holes in base. 6" x 4.75" x 3.25"H overall. Hinges appear to be replacements. Funnel is carve...

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Hand Made Single Drawer Marble Ballot Box w/ Bell
9"L x 4"W x 3.5"H oak box with square dovetail construction, single voting drawer with open back. Turned wood voting funnel extends from top and a bell rings when the marbles / votes drop into lower drawer with brass knob. Very unusual with remnants ...

7
Unique Cylindrical Wood Marble Ballot Box
Very unusual hand made wood ballot box with original multi color clay and steel marbles. Bottom marble holder comes off the top which is wood wrapped. The cap lifts up to allow for voting through funnel at top which has a wood stopper, then closes to...

8
Primitive Hand Made Marble Voting Box
Rough wood open front box, 9.675"L x 5.25"W x 2.25"H. Hinged lid with voting hole on one side, open side with stops which would have held a small panel when lifted allowing the marbles to run back. Think an early kids club. Iron brad over wood knob. ...

9
The "DOW" Ballot Box
Early commercially made oak box, original label on face. Hinged privacy awning with sliding panels - one side open, one side with turned wood voting funnel, center panel with china knob lifts to move marbles from one side to the other, ceramic and cl...

10
Colonial Styled Marble Voting Box
Open front box, hinged back compartment with half scoop voting funnel at interior divider, turned wood handle. Overall 9.25"L x 5.75"W x 3.75"H, 5.25" long handle. Center divider lifts when lid open to release marbles. Marbles are wood and unglazed c...

11
Hand Made Ladies Org. Marble Ballot Box
Painted wood open front box with hinged lid (interior divider should lift to release marbles but appears to be painted shut. Fraternal order emblem painted on lid. "Compliments of Cora N. Hilsabeck 1925" painted on bottom. 9"L x 5.25"W x 3.5"H, 4.75"...

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Unusual Metal Urn Marble Voting Box
Rockford Silver P. Co., Quadruple Plated on base. Very special urn shape marble voting box in three pieces with china and black clay marbles. Base removes from center holder by twisting and releasing pin on front and back, lid is removable. Center wi...

13
Folk Carved Fraternal Order Marble Voting Box
OP of TA carved at end of open end voting box. Sides and sliding top panel with pronounced funnel have hand carvings of flower and leaves. Funnel has old loss to one side, lid does not remove but slides to allow for voting count and center panel lift...

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Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Voting Box
Box with two drawers and lathe turned funnel. Made by Neil P. Kirkpatrick, Lancashire England. Includes purchase receipt and personal letter with his Masonic order information. 8.5"W x 8"D x 8.25"H overall. Funnel is a cup shape with chiseled out slo...

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1903 Metal Double Drawer Marble Ballot Box
5.25" x 5.25" box with handles and funnel in top contains two drawers - one for votes and one for marbles, on filigree base 8" x 8". Overall 7.25"H. Etched into top "Linne Lodge", "No. 14", "O or V" and "1903". Wear to original plating. Impressed mak...

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Hand Made Yea Nay Marble Voting Box
Older box with two turned wood funnels in hinged lid with hook clasp. Drawer below, with china handle contains newer marbles. Handle integral to base. Box measures 8.675" x 6.25" x 5.5"H, funnels with old paint (one has loss to edge). Base with handl...

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Art Deco Era Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Unique hand made wood box from a solid block which has been drilled out for two funnels in top, fitted underneath with metal release pins. Mounted on wood stand and painted grey with stripes. Visible wear and paint surface dirt/deterioration. Metal p...

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Early Yea Nay Painted Wood Marble Ballot Box
Glazed ceramic marbles in two - drawer / two - funnel hand made wood box constructed with square nails and brads. Box is painted white and black, discoloration and wear evident with pencil writing on white section top. Turned wood handle.6"W x 3.75"D...

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Hand Made Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made box with sliding lid and rotating cover to ballot chute. Interior has open side for marbles, second side with slanted panel for voting. Item appears to have been refinished. 10.125"L x 4.375" x 4". All boxes in this auction come from a sin...

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Painted Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made Ballot box in old red oxide paint/stain with "Pathfinder No. 20" painted on lid.12.875"L x 5.625"W x 4.5"H. 4"L turned wood handle. Top is hinged at handle side, lifts and allows voting panel to raise and marbles to be released to front. Th...

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Newer Single Drawer Wood Marble Voting Box
Vertical box with large ballot funnel in face (4.5"Dia) and lower drawer. Top has recessed tray for ballot marbles which are all wood. Red fabric bag included - missing drawstring and has a stain/paint mark. Overall 7.5"W x 4.5"D (7"D w/Funnel & Hand...

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Late 1800's Painted Garfield Conclave Ballot Box
Old finish, dovetail constructed wood box with turned wood funnel on top, two drawers. Not included states as originating in New Hampshire. Top is hand lettered with "Garfield Conclave, No. 23 : K.S.F." 6.5"W x 6.375"D x 6.75"H box overall with funne...

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Open Front Marble Ballot Box w/Modification
Open front with hinged lid voting section, interior panel with funnel, turned wood panel. Some attempts at finish restoration appear to have been started, interior divider with funnel should lift when hinged lid is opened, however a piece of wood has...

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Remington G.A.R. Marble Ballot Box
Unusual wood ballot box with attribution note "Remington G.A.R. (Grand Army Republic) Ballot Box" with name below. Unusual center panel release mechanism, two hinged lids with white china knobs, brass tack decoration. Some loss to back lid edge. 9.5"...

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Primitive Hand Made American Marble Ballot Box
Early Full Box Ballot Box with two compartments separated by removable panel. One lid with unadorned hole for votes. Square brad nail construction, hand made hook and eye closure. 9.375"L x 5"W x 3"H, 4" handle - some wear to end. No marbles. All bo...

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Sophisticated Manufactured Marble Ballot Box
Box is a round front single drawer with padded interior and glass marbles under a hinged lid with side privacy panels. Upper level is fixed, lined and has cut in funnel. Overall with handle 17"L x 6"W x 3.75"H. All boxes in this auction come from a ...

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Knights of Pythius Marble Ballot Box
Wood Full Box ballot box with double lid, sliding divider panel with voting funnel cut into it. Stained wood has hand lettering on interior of front compartment lid "Damon Lodge No. 102. K. of P." 13"L x 6.25"W x 5.5"H box, 3.75" long handle. All b...

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Drawer Style Marble Ballot Box
Single voting drawer at handle side, hinged front compartment with glass marbles, lined with purple felt. Box appears to have been modified incorrectly as the hinged lid has privacy panels which are glued in backwards, small metal retracting ball bea...

29
Small Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Finely crafted wood box with square dovetail / rounded corners, birds eye maple faces on dovetail drawers with porcelain pulls, turned wood voting funnel set into top and fret cut handle. Finish appears to be original. Approx. 5" x 5" x 6"H overall w...

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Plywood Double Box Marble Ballot Box
Small box with two sliding lids - voting side with hole in top, both with hinged latches for locks. 8"L x 5"W x 3.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomingto...

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Bloomington Order of the Red Men Ballot Box
Full box Ballot box with double hinged lid, center divider has spring holder. Original Herald-Times article regarding the closing of the local Fraternal chapter house and auction of goods dated August 23, 1996 included. Box measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x...

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De Moulin Bros, IL Marble Ballot Box w Glass Lid
Single drawer commercially made walnut ballot box with original label on interior privacy panel. Lid has etched glass top opening to reveal top voting box with raised funnel. Bottom drawer. Privacy panels missing metal holder. Both drawers with old f...

33
Antique Open Marble Ballot Box
Stationary open front wood box with shadow box top privacy frame, constructed with square brad nails, sliding panel with ballot hole - no funnel. Interiors have old padding on bottom. Center divider is fixed. Mixed glass and clay marbles. 11.75" x 8"...

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Fine Birdseye Maple Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Box is a very nice example of commercial ballot box with curved top with solid brass handle and single drawer (newer felt lining), hinged lid over open bin has original privacy panels, half cup funnel and old velvet lining - this lid has latch suppor...

35
Painted COOTIE Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Hand painted wood marble Yea/Nay ballot box, 8"L x 6.25"W x 6.5"H. Painted on all sides. Privacy opening in face with double funnel over separated drawer with No Yes. Military Order of the Cootie, Delaware, KI-YI Pup Tent No. 1. Expected wear to orig...

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Single Drawer Stationary Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with recessed hinged top lid w/hole for voting. Single drawer below for marbles (small mixed group glass & clay marbles). Hole in lid is very roughly chipped out. Porcelain pulls. Base measures 8.25"W x 6.5"D, overall 7.25"H. All boxes in t...

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Masonic Marble Ballot Box
Single box with hinged lid, center hole for voting located in lid between the square and compass. No lock, two handholds on side. This is a newer, handmade box with added decorative brass hardware and appliques. 9.75"W x 7.75"D x 5.5"H. All boxes in...

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Antique Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Hand made hardwood box with dovetail corners, added dimensional trim and removable tin cone ballot funnel. Two piece top panels slide out to reveal two separate interior compartments with old fabric lining. Approx. 12.75"L x 6.5"D x 6"H box. One piec...

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Antique Mason's Fellowship Full Box Ballot Box
Very old hand made hard wood marble Yea Nay ballot box with painted Mason's Guild emblems on side - compass and square with G - one painted wood funnel in place, one missing. Top wood panel has losses. Dovetail and square nail construction. Turned wo...

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Small Open Front Marble Ballot Box
9.75"L x 4"W x 3.25"H wood box with hinged cover, sliding interior panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethnomusicology & Folklore, Associate Prof...

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Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with square dovetail joints, sliding ballot cover with expressed funnel. Box measures 10.125"L x 6"W x 4"H with 5.5" long handle. Wear to finish. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blooming...

42
Carved Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Box sides, top and divider panel have incise carved decoration and feature the number 12 on the front of the box as well as the divider. Panel lifts to release votes (marbles). Box measures 9.25"L x 4.75"W x 2.75"H (4.25"H with panel), 18.25" long ha...

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Small Open Front Marble Ballet Box
Wood box with hinged lid over ballet area, sliding partition with half funnel ball drop. Bottom is lined with old green felt. 9.375"L x 6.125"W x 3.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. Top is hinge with screws. Natural wood marbles and black wood squ...

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Newer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with clear mat finish, brass half funnel, hinges and knob. Top of ballot area hinges, marbles are white with black squares. 12.5"L x 6"W x 7"H, stands on clear button feet. 11.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from...

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Painted Wood Absolute Secret Marble Ballot Box
Hand made painted wood box with steel hardware, wear to surfaces, interior has metal scoop voting funnel in back wall and has old mustard color paint surfaces. Single side drawer contains wood cubes. 14.75"L x 6.75"W x 8"H. All boxes in this auction...

46
Toleware Painted Tin Yea Nay Ballot Box
Unusual triple drawer double hole secret standing marble ballot box. Open top enclosed by curved cover, black left, white right, with two ballot drawers and large storage drawer below with wood pulls. Two metal grips on sides. Overall 14.25"W x 6"D x...

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Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with mitered corners, sliding top with expressed funnel and dividing panel which lifts to move marbles from one side to the other. 9.5"L x 6.5"W at base x 4"H, 4.75" long handle. Nicely turned ballot funnel. Old leather lining on outer compa...

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Handmade Wood Privacy Ballot Box
Stained pine wood marble ballot box with single drawer, tilting privacy screen reveals open compartment. Box measures 8"W x 7.5"D x 7.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana U...

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Wood Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Double hinged lids, sliding center divider panel with ballot hole. Felt lining. 9.5"L x 5.75"W x 4.25"H with 6.75" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloo...

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Shaker Style Full Compartment Ballot Box
Wood box with double hinged lid, sliding center panel with ballot hole (newer replacement). Hinges are hand made strap and rod.11.25"L x 7.25"W x 3.75"H, 4.875" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John...

51
Folk Art Red Men Tree Trunk Ballot Box
Bull box, double lid ballot box in the form of a cut tree trunk with textured exterior and incised 'wood' grain ends. Privacy panel and hold missing on one side. Half funnel on interior compartment panel which hinges to release ball. 10.625"L x 7"W x...

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Open Front Wood Ballot Box & 1914 Constitution
Square dovetail box with hinged lid and sliding center compartment panel with funnel. Glass marbles and 1914 Constitution and By-Laws of the Ancient Order of Gleaners paperback booklet. Box measures 9.25"L x 6"W x 4"H, 5" long handle. All boxes in t...

53
Civil War Mortar Drawer Style Ballot Box
GAR or Free Mason Box. Marble ballot box in walnut with two drawers, voting funnel in the shape of a turned wood mortar on fixed stand (one leather strap holder missing). Mortar pivots on stand, marble is dropped into mouth and goes through hole in t...

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Full Compartment Marble Ballot Box
Highly varnished hand made wood ballot box with double hinged lidded compartments. Ballot funnel is cut wood shelf, voting compartment has wire catch / release to pull floor out and release marbles under center partition. Hinges on storage compartmen...

55
Hooded Privacy 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Red stained wood box with curved privacy hood over ballot drop, 2 drawers below with porcelain handles - small knob is the bottom of the upper drawer which has a release for marbles to drop into lower drawer. Stationary box with cast iron side handle...

56
Glass Panel Vertical Marble Ballot Box
Interesting early open front voting box, handle on top, dividing panel with ballot shelf/hole lifts to release balls to open compartment, back panel hinged to reveal glass panel for counting ballots. Glass is intact, ceramic marbles. Some loss to edg...

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1920-30's Kitchen Cabinet Full Box Ballot Box
Double hinged lid with retractable center panel. Original Art Deco era handles and hinges. Overall top measures 18"L x 5.75"W x 5"H. Original red and mustard color, spotting to finish on top. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection J...

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Fantastic GAR - Mason Cannon Ballot Box w Bell
16.125"L x 4.5"W x 7"H overall. Turned wood cannon measures 13" long. Single drawer with open front marble ballot box. Voting is through the mouth of the cannon, marble rings a bell on entering the lower ballot drawer. Glass Marbles. All boxes in th...

59
Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Large stationary yea / nay ballot box with two drawers under large central funnel. Metal Y and N fixed to corners of face. Overall the box measures 11"W x 8"D x 11"H, turned wood funnel large enough for a hand measures 5"Dia and extends 2.25" from fa...

60
New Wood Paper Ballot / Suggestion Box
Wall or stationary box with hardware and key. Slot in slanted top. Overall 7.75"W x 7.25"D x 10"H. Paper holder on side panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Dep...

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Stationary Hooded Marble Ballot Box
Box with curved privacy hood, funnel in top above two drawers - upper drawer having release latch bottom. Two handles on side. Overall 10.25"W x 9.5"D x 12"H. Old finish, some loss and wear. Old glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a s...

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Late 20th C White Plastic Single Drawer Ballot Box
Curved privacy marble ballot box with drawer at handle side. Dirty , small fissure crack at back. 11.5"L x 6.5"W x 7"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Departmen...

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Open Front Box w Privacy Cover Ballot Box
Marble ballot box, commercial style with curved cover on screw pivots, divider panel pivots to release marbles. Overall 9"L x 5.375"W x 6.5"H with 5.25" long handle - loose with some damage, possible replacement. Turned wood knob on cover, surface s...

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Anderson IN Redmen Lodge Ballot Box
Stencil on sides of open front wood box, replaced base. Cover on hinges acts as privacy screen, center partition with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 8.75"L x 5.875"W x 4.25"H overall, 4.75" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auctio...

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Hand Made Wood Marble Ballot Box
Long handled Full Box with double cover. 8"L x 6"W x 2.75"H with 11.375" long handle. Wood marbles and squares. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethn...

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Single Drawer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Stained pine wood box with applied scroll work decoration. Metal half funnel made from a drawer pull, black square plastic and white marbles. 13.25"L x 4.75"W x 4.25"H with 7.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection Jo...

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Book Hinge Full Marble Ballot Box
Double hinge lids in book format opens with two compartments separated by fixed divider with wood half funnel. 11'L x 5.5"W x 3.25"H with 4.625" long turned oak handle. Old finish. Clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Dovetail Wood Marble Ballot Box
Open front box with sliding cover, divider panel with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 9.125"L x 5.625"W x 3.25"H box with 5.25" long carved wood handle. Old clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson,...

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Single Drawer Hooded Privacy Ballot Box
Wood marble ballot box with carved wood handle, open front with divider wall and no funnel. 10.25"L x 7"W x 6.5"H (8"H with handle). Drawer full of red, black and white glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. J...

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Primitive Stationary 2 Drawer Ballot Box
Rough wood with old finish and remnants of original paint. Two drawers with glass knobs, wood funnel in top. Splits in wood. 8"W x 8"D x 12"H with 2.75"Dia x 1.75"H funnel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Early Wood Ballot Box w Tin Privacy Cover
Nice early open front box with original finish, cover with wood cup funnel slides, center panel lifts to release marbles. Tin cover wraps to sides and back. 9.25"L x 6.125"W x 3.5"H box - 7.75"H cover. 5.5" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this...

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Full Double Door Wood Marble Ballot Box
Box of figured oak with double door cover over hinged lids to two compartments - hinged center panel to release marbles, early fabric lining on bottom.14.25"L x 7"W x 4.75"H with 5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Blonde Oak Glass Front Full Ballot Box
20th C box design with double door access and hinged face over glass panel. 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 10"H with 1.625"H metal handle. Glass marbles drop down behind glass panel into bottom well, no stop. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection...

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2 Drawer Full Privacy Marble Voting Box
Unusual hand made pine box in stair-step design. Double doors open for voting with funnel over top drawer, lower drawer with glass marbles. Overall 7.5"W x 13.125"D x 13"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Hand Made Hamper Style Ballot Box
Stained pine full ballot box with double hinged lids, removable tray with white glass marbles and black squares. Overall 18"L x 5.5"W x 7"H with handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Un...

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Primitive Open Wood Marble Ballot Box
Primitive country box, hand made with open compartment and closed compartment with drawer, wood marbles and squares. Some wear. 9.25"L x 6"W x 5.25"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Univ...

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Masonic Grange Temple Drawer Ballot Box
Wood box in the form of a temple with two drawers, metal funnel in top, metal handles at sides. Base supports the box and pair of turned 'columns'. 9.25"W x 10"D x 12.5"H overall. Masonic emblem letter G between compass and square fixed to face above...

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Ballot Box Booklet Poster & Information Package
36" x 22" laminated poster: Ballot Box / Seals / Seal Press. Printed booklet about Marble Ballot Boxes by Scott Rice McBride. Group of print work with ballot box information. Also includes a group of mixed material voting marbles. All boxes in this ...


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Online Only Auction - Ends Wed August 31st with first lot closing at 7PM. This is the very unique collection of a single consignor. From a retired faculty member of the Folklore Department at IU, this auction features his lifelong collection of fraternal voting boxes, along with a collection of 1000's of mid-century wine and liquor labels from all over the world. These unique boxes represent many different styles and types of black ball voting boxes. Used by fraternal organizations for voting on membership and other issues, these boxes are all unique and each one is a hand made example. Truly a form of folk art. Many include the original marbles or tokens used to vote, with unique styles and designs, made from wood and other materials. Preview is by appointment only. Pickup/Checkout is Friday Sept 2nd. E Mail us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail.com or phone 812-822-2508. Thanks for bidding. Good Luck!!

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Clay Marble Full Box Ballot Box
Early example of a full box with one divided side and one with ballot slot. Hand made construction with wood lid, base and handle, tin body and divider. Box measures 7"Dia, 5.25" long turned wood handle, 2.75"H. Top has two hinged lids - one with los...

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Open Front w/Tambour Cover Marble Ballot Box
Oak box with mortise construction, open front compartment with turned wood hole, tambour cover closes over back compartment. Turned wood handle. Box base measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x 4.5"H, 5" long handle. No marbles present. All boxes in this auction...

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W.O.W. Enamel Steel Open Front Marble Ballot Box
White enamel with body with unpainted legs, hinges and knob. Turned wood handle. W.O.W. painted on one side with Cedar Camp No. 1 on opposite side, old ribbed rubber mat on compartment bases. Metal box measures 10"L x 6.25"W x 4.5"H, 4.25" long handl...

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Commercial Make Hinge Top Marble Ballot Box
Hinged arched top wood open front ballot box with two interior sections, the voting side with slot. White glass marbles. Box measures 10"L x 5.25"W x 6.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John ...

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Hand Made Small Clay Marble Ballot Box
Antique mahogany single unit box with voting funnel in hinged lid. Original lock in place (No Key) with assortment of small blue and white clay marbles. Two holes in base. 6" x 4.75" x 3.25"H overall. Hinges appear to be replacements. Funnel is carve...

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Hand Made Single Drawer Marble Ballot Box w/ Bell
9"L x 4"W x 3.5"H oak box with square dovetail construction, single voting drawer with open back. Turned wood voting funnel extends from top and a bell rings when the marbles / votes drop into lower drawer with brass knob. Very unusual with remnants ...

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Unique Cylindrical Wood Marble Ballot Box
Very unusual hand made wood ballot box with original multi color clay and steel marbles. Bottom marble holder comes off the top which is wood wrapped. The cap lifts up to allow for voting through funnel at top which has a wood stopper, then closes to...

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Primitive Hand Made Marble Voting Box
Rough wood open front box, 9.675"L x 5.25"W x 2.25"H. Hinged lid with voting hole on one side, open side with stops which would have held a small panel when lifted allowing the marbles to run back. Think an early kids club. Iron brad over wood knob. ...

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The "DOW" Ballot Box
Early commercially made oak box, original label on face. Hinged privacy awning with sliding panels - one side open, one side with turned wood voting funnel, center panel with china knob lifts to move marbles from one side to the other, ceramic and cl...

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Colonial Styled Marble Voting Box
Open front box, hinged back compartment with half scoop voting funnel at interior divider, turned wood handle. Overall 9.25"L x 5.75"W x 3.75"H, 5.25" long handle. Center divider lifts when lid open to release marbles. Marbles are wood and unglazed c...

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Hand Made Ladies Org. Marble Ballot Box
Painted wood open front box with hinged lid (interior divider should lift to release marbles but appears to be painted shut. Fraternal order emblem painted on lid. "Compliments of Cora N. Hilsabeck 1925" painted on bottom. 9"L x 5.25"W x 3.5"H, 4.75"...

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Unusual Metal Urn Marble Voting Box
Rockford Silver P. Co., Quadruple Plated on base. Very special urn shape marble voting box in three pieces with china and black clay marbles. Base removes from center holder by twisting and releasing pin on front and back, lid is removable. Center wi...

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Folk Carved Fraternal Order Marble Voting Box
OP of TA carved at end of open end voting box. Sides and sliding top panel with pronounced funnel have hand carvings of flower and leaves. Funnel has old loss to one side, lid does not remove but slides to allow for voting count and center panel lift...

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Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Voting Box
Box with two drawers and lathe turned funnel. Made by Neil P. Kirkpatrick, Lancashire England. Includes purchase receipt and personal letter with his Masonic order information. 8.5"W x 8"D x 8.25"H overall. Funnel is a cup shape with chiseled out slo...

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1903 Metal Double Drawer Marble Ballot Box
5.25" x 5.25" box with handles and funnel in top contains two drawers - one for votes and one for marbles, on filigree base 8" x 8". Overall 7.25"H. Etched into top "Linne Lodge", "No. 14", "O or V" and "1903". Wear to original plating. Impressed mak...

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Hand Made Yea Nay Marble Voting Box
Older box with two turned wood funnels in hinged lid with hook clasp. Drawer below, with china handle contains newer marbles. Handle integral to base. Box measures 8.675" x 6.25" x 5.5"H, funnels with old paint (one has loss to edge). Base with handl...

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Art Deco Era Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Unique hand made wood box from a solid block which has been drilled out for two funnels in top, fitted underneath with metal release pins. Mounted on wood stand and painted grey with stripes. Visible wear and paint surface dirt/deterioration. Metal p...

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Early Yea Nay Painted Wood Marble Ballot Box
Glazed ceramic marbles in two - drawer / two - funnel hand made wood box constructed with square nails and brads. Box is painted white and black, discoloration and wear evident with pencil writing on white section top. Turned wood handle.6"W x 3.75"D...

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Hand Made Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made box with sliding lid and rotating cover to ballot chute. Interior has open side for marbles, second side with slanted panel for voting. Item appears to have been refinished. 10.125"L x 4.375" x 4". All boxes in this auction come from a sin...

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Painted Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made Ballot box in old red oxide paint/stain with "Pathfinder No. 20" painted on lid.12.875"L x 5.625"W x 4.5"H. 4"L turned wood handle. Top is hinged at handle side, lifts and allows voting panel to raise and marbles to be released to front. Th...

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Newer Single Drawer Wood Marble Voting Box
Vertical box with large ballot funnel in face (4.5"Dia) and lower drawer. Top has recessed tray for ballot marbles which are all wood. Red fabric bag included - missing drawstring and has a stain/paint mark. Overall 7.5"W x 4.5"D (7"D w/Funnel & Hand...

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Late 1800's Painted Garfield Conclave Ballot Box
Old finish, dovetail constructed wood box with turned wood funnel on top, two drawers. Not included states as originating in New Hampshire. Top is hand lettered with "Garfield Conclave, No. 23 : K.S.F." 6.5"W x 6.375"D x 6.75"H box overall with funne...

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Open Front Marble Ballot Box w/Modification
Open front with hinged lid voting section, interior panel with funnel, turned wood panel. Some attempts at finish restoration appear to have been started, interior divider with funnel should lift when hinged lid is opened, however a piece of wood has...

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Remington G.A.R. Marble Ballot Box
Unusual wood ballot box with attribution note "Remington G.A.R. (Grand Army Republic) Ballot Box" with name below. Unusual center panel release mechanism, two hinged lids with white china knobs, brass tack decoration. Some loss to back lid edge. 9.5"...

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Primitive Hand Made American Marble Ballot Box
Early Full Box Ballot Box with two compartments separated by removable panel. One lid with unadorned hole for votes. Square brad nail construction, hand made hook and eye closure. 9.375"L x 5"W x 3"H, 4" handle - some wear to end. No marbles. All bo...

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Sophisticated Manufactured Marble Ballot Box
Box is a round front single drawer with padded interior and glass marbles under a hinged lid with side privacy panels. Upper level is fixed, lined and has cut in funnel. Overall with handle 17"L x 6"W x 3.75"H. All boxes in this auction come from a ...

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Knights of Pythius Marble Ballot Box
Wood Full Box ballot box with double lid, sliding divider panel with voting funnel cut into it. Stained wood has hand lettering on interior of front compartment lid "Damon Lodge No. 102. K. of P." 13"L x 6.25"W x 5.5"H box, 3.75" long handle. All b...

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Drawer Style Marble Ballot Box
Single voting drawer at handle side, hinged front compartment with glass marbles, lined with purple felt. Box appears to have been modified incorrectly as the hinged lid has privacy panels which are glued in backwards, small metal retracting ball bea...

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Small Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Finely crafted wood box with square dovetail / rounded corners, birds eye maple faces on dovetail drawers with porcelain pulls, turned wood voting funnel set into top and fret cut handle. Finish appears to be original. Approx. 5" x 5" x 6"H overall w...

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Plywood Double Box Marble Ballot Box
Small box with two sliding lids - voting side with hole in top, both with hinged latches for locks. 8"L x 5"W x 3.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomingto...

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Bloomington Order of the Red Men Ballot Box
Full box Ballot box with double hinged lid, center divider has spring holder. Original Herald-Times article regarding the closing of the local Fraternal chapter house and auction of goods dated August 23, 1996 included. Box measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x...

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De Moulin Bros, IL Marble Ballot Box w Glass Lid
Single drawer commercially made walnut ballot box with original label on interior privacy panel. Lid has etched glass top opening to reveal top voting box with raised funnel. Bottom drawer. Privacy panels missing metal holder. Both drawers with old f...

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Antique Open Marble Ballot Box
Stationary open front wood box with shadow box top privacy frame, constructed with square brad nails, sliding panel with ballot hole - no funnel. Interiors have old padding on bottom. Center divider is fixed. Mixed glass and clay marbles. 11.75" x 8"...

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Fine Birdseye Maple Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Box is a very nice example of commercial ballot box with curved top with solid brass handle and single drawer (newer felt lining), hinged lid over open bin has original privacy panels, half cup funnel and old velvet lining - this lid has latch suppor...

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Painted COOTIE Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Hand painted wood marble Yea/Nay ballot box, 8"L x 6.25"W x 6.5"H. Painted on all sides. Privacy opening in face with double funnel over separated drawer with No Yes. Military Order of the Cootie, Delaware, KI-YI Pup Tent No. 1. Expected wear to orig...

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Single Drawer Stationary Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with recessed hinged top lid w/hole for voting. Single drawer below for marbles (small mixed group glass & clay marbles). Hole in lid is very roughly chipped out. Porcelain pulls. Base measures 8.25"W x 6.5"D, overall 7.25"H. All boxes in t...

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Masonic Marble Ballot Box
Single box with hinged lid, center hole for voting located in lid between the square and compass. No lock, two handholds on side. This is a newer, handmade box with added decorative brass hardware and appliques. 9.75"W x 7.75"D x 5.5"H. All boxes in...

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Antique Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Hand made hardwood box with dovetail corners, added dimensional trim and removable tin cone ballot funnel. Two piece top panels slide out to reveal two separate interior compartments with old fabric lining. Approx. 12.75"L x 6.5"D x 6"H box. One piec...

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Antique Mason's Fellowship Full Box Ballot Box
Very old hand made hard wood marble Yea Nay ballot box with painted Mason's Guild emblems on side - compass and square with G - one painted wood funnel in place, one missing. Top wood panel has losses. Dovetail and square nail construction. Turned wo...

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Small Open Front Marble Ballot Box
9.75"L x 4"W x 3.25"H wood box with hinged cover, sliding interior panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethnomusicology & Folklore, Associate Prof...

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Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with square dovetail joints, sliding ballot cover with expressed funnel. Box measures 10.125"L x 6"W x 4"H with 5.5" long handle. Wear to finish. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blooming...

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Carved Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Box sides, top and divider panel have incise carved decoration and feature the number 12 on the front of the box as well as the divider. Panel lifts to release votes (marbles). Box measures 9.25"L x 4.75"W x 2.75"H (4.25"H with panel), 18.25" long ha...

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Small Open Front Marble Ballet Box
Wood box with hinged lid over ballet area, sliding partition with half funnel ball drop. Bottom is lined with old green felt. 9.375"L x 6.125"W x 3.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. Top is hinge with screws. Natural wood marbles and black wood squ...

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Newer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with clear mat finish, brass half funnel, hinges and knob. Top of ballot area hinges, marbles are white with black squares. 12.5"L x 6"W x 7"H, stands on clear button feet. 11.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from...

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Painted Wood Absolute Secret Marble Ballot Box
Hand made painted wood box with steel hardware, wear to surfaces, interior has metal scoop voting funnel in back wall and has old mustard color paint surfaces. Single side drawer contains wood cubes. 14.75"L x 6.75"W x 8"H. All boxes in this auction...

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Toleware Painted Tin Yea Nay Ballot Box
Unusual triple drawer double hole secret standing marble ballot box. Open top enclosed by curved cover, black left, white right, with two ballot drawers and large storage drawer below with wood pulls. Two metal grips on sides. Overall 14.25"W x 6"D x...

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Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with mitered corners, sliding top with expressed funnel and dividing panel which lifts to move marbles from one side to the other. 9.5"L x 6.5"W at base x 4"H, 4.75" long handle. Nicely turned ballot funnel. Old leather lining on outer compa...

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Handmade Wood Privacy Ballot Box
Stained pine wood marble ballot box with single drawer, tilting privacy screen reveals open compartment. Box measures 8"W x 7.5"D x 7.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana U...

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Wood Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Double hinged lids, sliding center divider panel with ballot hole. Felt lining. 9.5"L x 5.75"W x 4.25"H with 6.75" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloo...

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Shaker Style Full Compartment Ballot Box
Wood box with double hinged lid, sliding center panel with ballot hole (newer replacement). Hinges are hand made strap and rod.11.25"L x 7.25"W x 3.75"H, 4.875" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John...

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Folk Art Red Men Tree Trunk Ballot Box
Bull box, double lid ballot box in the form of a cut tree trunk with textured exterior and incised 'wood' grain ends. Privacy panel and hold missing on one side. Half funnel on interior compartment panel which hinges to release ball. 10.625"L x 7"W x...

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Open Front Wood Ballot Box & 1914 Constitution
Square dovetail box with hinged lid and sliding center compartment panel with funnel. Glass marbles and 1914 Constitution and By-Laws of the Ancient Order of Gleaners paperback booklet. Box measures 9.25"L x 6"W x 4"H, 5" long handle. All boxes in t...

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Civil War Mortar Drawer Style Ballot Box
GAR or Free Mason Box. Marble ballot box in walnut with two drawers, voting funnel in the shape of a turned wood mortar on fixed stand (one leather strap holder missing). Mortar pivots on stand, marble is dropped into mouth and goes through hole in t...

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Full Compartment Marble Ballot Box
Highly varnished hand made wood ballot box with double hinged lidded compartments. Ballot funnel is cut wood shelf, voting compartment has wire catch / release to pull floor out and release marbles under center partition. Hinges on storage compartmen...

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Hooded Privacy 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Red stained wood box with curved privacy hood over ballot drop, 2 drawers below with porcelain handles - small knob is the bottom of the upper drawer which has a release for marbles to drop into lower drawer. Stationary box with cast iron side handle...

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Glass Panel Vertical Marble Ballot Box
Interesting early open front voting box, handle on top, dividing panel with ballot shelf/hole lifts to release balls to open compartment, back panel hinged to reveal glass panel for counting ballots. Glass is intact, ceramic marbles. Some loss to edg...

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1920-30's Kitchen Cabinet Full Box Ballot Box
Double hinged lid with retractable center panel. Original Art Deco era handles and hinges. Overall top measures 18"L x 5.75"W x 5"H. Original red and mustard color, spotting to finish on top. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection J...

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Fantastic GAR - Mason Cannon Ballot Box w Bell
16.125"L x 4.5"W x 7"H overall. Turned wood cannon measures 13" long. Single drawer with open front marble ballot box. Voting is through the mouth of the cannon, marble rings a bell on entering the lower ballot drawer. Glass Marbles. All boxes in th...

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Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Large stationary yea / nay ballot box with two drawers under large central funnel. Metal Y and N fixed to corners of face. Overall the box measures 11"W x 8"D x 11"H, turned wood funnel large enough for a hand measures 5"Dia and extends 2.25" from fa...

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New Wood Paper Ballot / Suggestion Box
Wall or stationary box with hardware and key. Slot in slanted top. Overall 7.75"W x 7.25"D x 10"H. Paper holder on side panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Dep...

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Stationary Hooded Marble Ballot Box
Box with curved privacy hood, funnel in top above two drawers - upper drawer having release latch bottom. Two handles on side. Overall 10.25"W x 9.5"D x 12"H. Old finish, some loss and wear. Old glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a s...

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Late 20th C White Plastic Single Drawer Ballot Box
Curved privacy marble ballot box with drawer at handle side. Dirty , small fissure crack at back. 11.5"L x 6.5"W x 7"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Departmen...

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Open Front Box w Privacy Cover Ballot Box
Marble ballot box, commercial style with curved cover on screw pivots, divider panel pivots to release marbles. Overall 9"L x 5.375"W x 6.5"H with 5.25" long handle - loose with some damage, possible replacement. Turned wood knob on cover, surface s...

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Anderson IN Redmen Lodge Ballot Box
Stencil on sides of open front wood box, replaced base. Cover on hinges acts as privacy screen, center partition with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 8.75"L x 5.875"W x 4.25"H overall, 4.75" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auctio...

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Hand Made Wood Marble Ballot Box
Long handled Full Box with double cover. 8"L x 6"W x 2.75"H with 11.375" long handle. Wood marbles and squares. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethn...

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Single Drawer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Stained pine wood box with applied scroll work decoration. Metal half funnel made from a drawer pull, black square plastic and white marbles. 13.25"L x 4.75"W x 4.25"H with 7.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection Jo...

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Book Hinge Full Marble Ballot Box
Double hinge lids in book format opens with two compartments separated by fixed divider with wood half funnel. 11'L x 5.5"W x 3.25"H with 4.625" long turned oak handle. Old finish. Clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Dovetail Wood Marble Ballot Box
Open front box with sliding cover, divider panel with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 9.125"L x 5.625"W x 3.25"H box with 5.25" long carved wood handle. Old clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson,...

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Single Drawer Hooded Privacy Ballot Box
Wood marble ballot box with carved wood handle, open front with divider wall and no funnel. 10.25"L x 7"W x 6.5"H (8"H with handle). Drawer full of red, black and white glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. J...

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Primitive Stationary 2 Drawer Ballot Box
Rough wood with old finish and remnants of original paint. Two drawers with glass knobs, wood funnel in top. Splits in wood. 8"W x 8"D x 12"H with 2.75"Dia x 1.75"H funnel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Early Wood Ballot Box w Tin Privacy Cover
Nice early open front box with original finish, cover with wood cup funnel slides, center panel lifts to release marbles. Tin cover wraps to sides and back. 9.25"L x 6.125"W x 3.5"H box - 7.75"H cover. 5.5" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this...

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Full Double Door Wood Marble Ballot Box
Box of figured oak with double door cover over hinged lids to two compartments - hinged center panel to release marbles, early fabric lining on bottom.14.25"L x 7"W x 4.75"H with 5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Blonde Oak Glass Front Full Ballot Box
20th C box design with double door access and hinged face over glass panel. 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 10"H with 1.625"H metal handle. Glass marbles drop down behind glass panel into bottom well, no stop. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection...

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2 Drawer Full Privacy Marble Voting Box
Unusual hand made pine box in stair-step design. Double doors open for voting with funnel over top drawer, lower drawer with glass marbles. Overall 7.5"W x 13.125"D x 13"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Hand Made Hamper Style Ballot Box
Stained pine full ballot box with double hinged lids, removable tray with white glass marbles and black squares. Overall 18"L x 5.5"W x 7"H with handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Un...

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Primitive Open Wood Marble Ballot Box
Primitive country box, hand made with open compartment and closed compartment with drawer, wood marbles and squares. Some wear. 9.25"L x 6"W x 5.25"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Univ...

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Masonic Grange Temple Drawer Ballot Box
Wood box in the form of a temple with two drawers, metal funnel in top, metal handles at sides. Base supports the box and pair of turned 'columns'. 9.25"W x 10"D x 12.5"H overall. Masonic emblem letter G between compass and square fixed to face above...

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Ballot Box Booklet Poster & Information Package
36" x 22" laminated poster: Ballot Box / Seals / Seal Press. Printed booklet about Marble Ballot Boxes by Scott Rice McBride. Group of print work with ballot box information. Also includes a group of mixed material voting marbles. All boxes in this ...

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8/31 Folk Art & Fraternal Order Black Ball Voting Boxes
 Online Only Auction
Auction Date(s)
Bidding Starts: Friday Jul 29
Bidding Ends: Wednesday Aug 31
Auction Location

Bloomington, IN 47403
Company
Estate & Downsizing Specialists LLC

Contact: Brian Sample
Phone: 812-822-2508
Website: www.edsindiana.com

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Online Only Auction - Ends Wed August 31st with first lot closing at 7PM. This is the very unique collection of a single consignor. From a retired faculty member of the Folklore Department at IU, this auction features his lifelong collection of fraternal voting boxes, along with a collection of 1000's of mid-century wine and liquor labels from all over the world. These unique boxes represent many different styles and types of black ball voting boxes. Used by fraternal organizations for voting on membership and other issues, these boxes are all unique and each one is a hand made example. Truly a form of folk art. Many include the original marbles or tokens used to vote, with unique styles and designs, made from wood and other materials. Preview is by appointment only. Pickup/Checkout is Friday Sept 2nd. E Mail us at EDSOnlineAuctions@gmail.com or phone 812-822-2508. Thanks for bidding. Good Luck!!

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Clay Marble Full Box Ballot Box
Early example of a full box with one divided side and one with ballot slot. Hand made construction with wood lid, base and handle, tin body and divider. Box measures 7"Dia, 5.25" long turned wood handle, 2.75"H. Top has two hinged lids - one with los...

2
Open Front w/Tambour Cover Marble Ballot Box
Oak box with mortise construction, open front compartment with turned wood hole, tambour cover closes over back compartment. Turned wood handle. Box base measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x 4.5"H, 5" long handle. No marbles present. All boxes in this auction...

3
W.O.W. Enamel Steel Open Front Marble Ballot Box
White enamel with body with unpainted legs, hinges and knob. Turned wood handle. W.O.W. painted on one side with Cedar Camp No. 1 on opposite side, old ribbed rubber mat on compartment bases. Metal box measures 10"L x 6.25"W x 4.5"H, 4.25" long handl...

4
Commercial Make Hinge Top Marble Ballot Box
Hinged arched top wood open front ballot box with two interior sections, the voting side with slot. White glass marbles. Box measures 10"L x 5.25"W x 6.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John ...

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Hand Made Small Clay Marble Ballot Box
Antique mahogany single unit box with voting funnel in hinged lid. Original lock in place (No Key) with assortment of small blue and white clay marbles. Two holes in base. 6" x 4.75" x 3.25"H overall. Hinges appear to be replacements. Funnel is carve...

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Hand Made Single Drawer Marble Ballot Box w/ Bell
9"L x 4"W x 3.5"H oak box with square dovetail construction, single voting drawer with open back. Turned wood voting funnel extends from top and a bell rings when the marbles / votes drop into lower drawer with brass knob. Very unusual with remnants ...

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Unique Cylindrical Wood Marble Ballot Box
Very unusual hand made wood ballot box with original multi color clay and steel marbles. Bottom marble holder comes off the top which is wood wrapped. The cap lifts up to allow for voting through funnel at top which has a wood stopper, then closes to...

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Primitive Hand Made Marble Voting Box
Rough wood open front box, 9.675"L x 5.25"W x 2.25"H. Hinged lid with voting hole on one side, open side with stops which would have held a small panel when lifted allowing the marbles to run back. Think an early kids club. Iron brad over wood knob. ...

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The "DOW" Ballot Box
Early commercially made oak box, original label on face. Hinged privacy awning with sliding panels - one side open, one side with turned wood voting funnel, center panel with china knob lifts to move marbles from one side to the other, ceramic and cl...

10
Colonial Styled Marble Voting Box
Open front box, hinged back compartment with half scoop voting funnel at interior divider, turned wood handle. Overall 9.25"L x 5.75"W x 3.75"H, 5.25" long handle. Center divider lifts when lid open to release marbles. Marbles are wood and unglazed c...

11
Hand Made Ladies Org. Marble Ballot Box
Painted wood open front box with hinged lid (interior divider should lift to release marbles but appears to be painted shut. Fraternal order emblem painted on lid. "Compliments of Cora N. Hilsabeck 1925" painted on bottom. 9"L x 5.25"W x 3.5"H, 4.75"...

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Unusual Metal Urn Marble Voting Box
Rockford Silver P. Co., Quadruple Plated on base. Very special urn shape marble voting box in three pieces with china and black clay marbles. Base removes from center holder by twisting and releasing pin on front and back, lid is removable. Center wi...

13
Folk Carved Fraternal Order Marble Voting Box
OP of TA carved at end of open end voting box. Sides and sliding top panel with pronounced funnel have hand carvings of flower and leaves. Funnel has old loss to one side, lid does not remove but slides to allow for voting count and center panel lift...

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Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Voting Box
Box with two drawers and lathe turned funnel. Made by Neil P. Kirkpatrick, Lancashire England. Includes purchase receipt and personal letter with his Masonic order information. 8.5"W x 8"D x 8.25"H overall. Funnel is a cup shape with chiseled out slo...

15
1903 Metal Double Drawer Marble Ballot Box
5.25" x 5.25" box with handles and funnel in top contains two drawers - one for votes and one for marbles, on filigree base 8" x 8". Overall 7.25"H. Etched into top "Linne Lodge", "No. 14", "O or V" and "1903". Wear to original plating. Impressed mak...

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Hand Made Yea Nay Marble Voting Box
Older box with two turned wood funnels in hinged lid with hook clasp. Drawer below, with china handle contains newer marbles. Handle integral to base. Box measures 8.675" x 6.25" x 5.5"H, funnels with old paint (one has loss to edge). Base with handl...

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Art Deco Era Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Unique hand made wood box from a solid block which has been drilled out for two funnels in top, fitted underneath with metal release pins. Mounted on wood stand and painted grey with stripes. Visible wear and paint surface dirt/deterioration. Metal p...

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Early Yea Nay Painted Wood Marble Ballot Box
Glazed ceramic marbles in two - drawer / two - funnel hand made wood box constructed with square nails and brads. Box is painted white and black, discoloration and wear evident with pencil writing on white section top. Turned wood handle.6"W x 3.75"D...

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Hand Made Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made box with sliding lid and rotating cover to ballot chute. Interior has open side for marbles, second side with slanted panel for voting. Item appears to have been refinished. 10.125"L x 4.375" x 4". All boxes in this auction come from a sin...

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Painted Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Hand made Ballot box in old red oxide paint/stain with "Pathfinder No. 20" painted on lid.12.875"L x 5.625"W x 4.5"H. 4"L turned wood handle. Top is hinged at handle side, lifts and allows voting panel to raise and marbles to be released to front. Th...

21
Newer Single Drawer Wood Marble Voting Box
Vertical box with large ballot funnel in face (4.5"Dia) and lower drawer. Top has recessed tray for ballot marbles which are all wood. Red fabric bag included - missing drawstring and has a stain/paint mark. Overall 7.5"W x 4.5"D (7"D w/Funnel & Hand...

22
Late 1800's Painted Garfield Conclave Ballot Box
Old finish, dovetail constructed wood box with turned wood funnel on top, two drawers. Not included states as originating in New Hampshire. Top is hand lettered with "Garfield Conclave, No. 23 : K.S.F." 6.5"W x 6.375"D x 6.75"H box overall with funne...

23
Open Front Marble Ballot Box w/Modification
Open front with hinged lid voting section, interior panel with funnel, turned wood panel. Some attempts at finish restoration appear to have been started, interior divider with funnel should lift when hinged lid is opened, however a piece of wood has...

24
Remington G.A.R. Marble Ballot Box
Unusual wood ballot box with attribution note "Remington G.A.R. (Grand Army Republic) Ballot Box" with name below. Unusual center panel release mechanism, two hinged lids with white china knobs, brass tack decoration. Some loss to back lid edge. 9.5"...

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Primitive Hand Made American Marble Ballot Box
Early Full Box Ballot Box with two compartments separated by removable panel. One lid with unadorned hole for votes. Square brad nail construction, hand made hook and eye closure. 9.375"L x 5"W x 3"H, 4" handle - some wear to end. No marbles. All bo...

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Sophisticated Manufactured Marble Ballot Box
Box is a round front single drawer with padded interior and glass marbles under a hinged lid with side privacy panels. Upper level is fixed, lined and has cut in funnel. Overall with handle 17"L x 6"W x 3.75"H. All boxes in this auction come from a ...

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Knights of Pythius Marble Ballot Box
Wood Full Box ballot box with double lid, sliding divider panel with voting funnel cut into it. Stained wood has hand lettering on interior of front compartment lid "Damon Lodge No. 102. K. of P." 13"L x 6.25"W x 5.5"H box, 3.75" long handle. All b...

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Drawer Style Marble Ballot Box
Single voting drawer at handle side, hinged front compartment with glass marbles, lined with purple felt. Box appears to have been modified incorrectly as the hinged lid has privacy panels which are glued in backwards, small metal retracting ball bea...

29
Small Hand Made 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Finely crafted wood box with square dovetail / rounded corners, birds eye maple faces on dovetail drawers with porcelain pulls, turned wood voting funnel set into top and fret cut handle. Finish appears to be original. Approx. 5" x 5" x 6"H overall w...

30
Plywood Double Box Marble Ballot Box
Small box with two sliding lids - voting side with hole in top, both with hinged latches for locks. 8"L x 5"W x 3.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomingto...

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Bloomington Order of the Red Men Ballot Box
Full box Ballot box with double hinged lid, center divider has spring holder. Original Herald-Times article regarding the closing of the local Fraternal chapter house and auction of goods dated August 23, 1996 included. Box measures 9.75"L x 6.75"W x...

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De Moulin Bros, IL Marble Ballot Box w Glass Lid
Single drawer commercially made walnut ballot box with original label on interior privacy panel. Lid has etched glass top opening to reveal top voting box with raised funnel. Bottom drawer. Privacy panels missing metal holder. Both drawers with old f...

33
Antique Open Marble Ballot Box
Stationary open front wood box with shadow box top privacy frame, constructed with square brad nails, sliding panel with ballot hole - no funnel. Interiors have old padding on bottom. Center divider is fixed. Mixed glass and clay marbles. 11.75" x 8"...

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Fine Birdseye Maple Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Box is a very nice example of commercial ballot box with curved top with solid brass handle and single drawer (newer felt lining), hinged lid over open bin has original privacy panels, half cup funnel and old velvet lining - this lid has latch suppor...

35
Painted COOTIE Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Hand painted wood marble Yea/Nay ballot box, 8"L x 6.25"W x 6.5"H. Painted on all sides. Privacy opening in face with double funnel over separated drawer with No Yes. Military Order of the Cootie, Delaware, KI-YI Pup Tent No. 1. Expected wear to orig...

36
Single Drawer Stationary Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with recessed hinged top lid w/hole for voting. Single drawer below for marbles (small mixed group glass & clay marbles). Hole in lid is very roughly chipped out. Porcelain pulls. Base measures 8.25"W x 6.5"D, overall 7.25"H. All boxes in t...

37
Masonic Marble Ballot Box
Single box with hinged lid, center hole for voting located in lid between the square and compass. No lock, two handholds on side. This is a newer, handmade box with added decorative brass hardware and appliques. 9.75"W x 7.75"D x 5.5"H. All boxes in...

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Antique Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Hand made hardwood box with dovetail corners, added dimensional trim and removable tin cone ballot funnel. Two piece top panels slide out to reveal two separate interior compartments with old fabric lining. Approx. 12.75"L x 6.5"D x 6"H box. One piec...

39
Antique Mason's Fellowship Full Box Ballot Box
Very old hand made hard wood marble Yea Nay ballot box with painted Mason's Guild emblems on side - compass and square with G - one painted wood funnel in place, one missing. Top wood panel has losses. Dovetail and square nail construction. Turned wo...

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Small Open Front Marble Ballot Box
9.75"L x 4"W x 3.25"H wood box with hinged cover, sliding interior panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethnomusicology & Folklore, Associate Prof...

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Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with square dovetail joints, sliding ballot cover with expressed funnel. Box measures 10.125"L x 6"W x 4"H with 5.5" long handle. Wear to finish. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blooming...

42
Carved Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Box sides, top and divider panel have incise carved decoration and feature the number 12 on the front of the box as well as the divider. Panel lifts to release votes (marbles). Box measures 9.25"L x 4.75"W x 2.75"H (4.25"H with panel), 18.25" long ha...

43
Small Open Front Marble Ballet Box
Wood box with hinged lid over ballet area, sliding partition with half funnel ball drop. Bottom is lined with old green felt. 9.375"L x 6.125"W x 3.25"H, 5.25" long turned wood handle. Top is hinge with screws. Natural wood marbles and black wood squ...

44
Newer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Dark stained wood box with clear mat finish, brass half funnel, hinges and knob. Top of ballot area hinges, marbles are white with black squares. 12.5"L x 6"W x 7"H, stands on clear button feet. 11.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from...

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Painted Wood Absolute Secret Marble Ballot Box
Hand made painted wood box with steel hardware, wear to surfaces, interior has metal scoop voting funnel in back wall and has old mustard color paint surfaces. Single side drawer contains wood cubes. 14.75"L x 6.75"W x 8"H. All boxes in this auction...

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Toleware Painted Tin Yea Nay Ballot Box
Unusual triple drawer double hole secret standing marble ballot box. Open top enclosed by curved cover, black left, white right, with two ballot drawers and large storage drawer below with wood pulls. Two metal grips on sides. Overall 14.25"W x 6"D x...

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Wood Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Wood box with mitered corners, sliding top with expressed funnel and dividing panel which lifts to move marbles from one side to the other. 9.5"L x 6.5"W at base x 4"H, 4.75" long handle. Nicely turned ballot funnel. Old leather lining on outer compa...

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Handmade Wood Privacy Ballot Box
Stained pine wood marble ballot box with single drawer, tilting privacy screen reveals open compartment. Box measures 8"W x 7.5"D x 7.5"H. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana U...

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Wood Full Box Marble Ballot Box
Double hinged lids, sliding center divider panel with ballot hole. Felt lining. 9.5"L x 5.75"W x 4.25"H with 6.75" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloo...

50
Shaker Style Full Compartment Ballot Box
Wood box with double hinged lid, sliding center panel with ballot hole (newer replacement). Hinges are hand made strap and rod.11.25"L x 7.25"W x 3.75"H, 4.875" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John...

51
Folk Art Red Men Tree Trunk Ballot Box
Bull box, double lid ballot box in the form of a cut tree trunk with textured exterior and incised 'wood' grain ends. Privacy panel and hold missing on one side. Half funnel on interior compartment panel which hinges to release ball. 10.625"L x 7"W x...

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Open Front Wood Ballot Box & 1914 Constitution
Square dovetail box with hinged lid and sliding center compartment panel with funnel. Glass marbles and 1914 Constitution and By-Laws of the Ancient Order of Gleaners paperback booklet. Box measures 9.25"L x 6"W x 4"H, 5" long handle. All boxes in t...

53
Civil War Mortar Drawer Style Ballot Box
GAR or Free Mason Box. Marble ballot box in walnut with two drawers, voting funnel in the shape of a turned wood mortar on fixed stand (one leather strap holder missing). Mortar pivots on stand, marble is dropped into mouth and goes through hole in t...

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Full Compartment Marble Ballot Box
Highly varnished hand made wood ballot box with double hinged lidded compartments. Ballot funnel is cut wood shelf, voting compartment has wire catch / release to pull floor out and release marbles under center partition. Hinges on storage compartmen...

55
Hooded Privacy 2 Drawer Marble Ballot Box
Red stained wood box with curved privacy hood over ballot drop, 2 drawers below with porcelain handles - small knob is the bottom of the upper drawer which has a release for marbles to drop into lower drawer. Stationary box with cast iron side handle...

56
Glass Panel Vertical Marble Ballot Box
Interesting early open front voting box, handle on top, dividing panel with ballot shelf/hole lifts to release balls to open compartment, back panel hinged to reveal glass panel for counting ballots. Glass is intact, ceramic marbles. Some loss to edg...

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1920-30's Kitchen Cabinet Full Box Ballot Box
Double hinged lid with retractable center panel. Original Art Deco era handles and hinges. Overall top measures 18"L x 5.75"W x 5"H. Original red and mustard color, spotting to finish on top. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection J...

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Fantastic GAR - Mason Cannon Ballot Box w Bell
16.125"L x 4.5"W x 7"H overall. Turned wood cannon measures 13" long. Single drawer with open front marble ballot box. Voting is through the mouth of the cannon, marble rings a bell on entering the lower ballot drawer. Glass Marbles. All boxes in th...

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Yea Nay Marble Ballot Box
Large stationary yea / nay ballot box with two drawers under large central funnel. Metal Y and N fixed to corners of face. Overall the box measures 11"W x 8"D x 11"H, turned wood funnel large enough for a hand measures 5"Dia and extends 2.25" from fa...

60
New Wood Paper Ballot / Suggestion Box
Wall or stationary box with hardware and key. Slot in slanted top. Overall 7.75"W x 7.25"D x 10"H. Paper holder on side panel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Dep...

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Stationary Hooded Marble Ballot Box
Box with curved privacy hood, funnel in top above two drawers - upper drawer having release latch bottom. Two handles on side. Overall 10.25"W x 9.5"D x 12"H. Old finish, some loss and wear. Old glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a s...

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Late 20th C White Plastic Single Drawer Ballot Box
Curved privacy marble ballot box with drawer at handle side. Dirty , small fissure crack at back. 11.5"L x 6.5"W x 7"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Departmen...

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Open Front Box w Privacy Cover Ballot Box
Marble ballot box, commercial style with curved cover on screw pivots, divider panel pivots to release marbles. Overall 9"L x 5.375"W x 6.5"H with 5.25" long handle - loose with some damage, possible replacement. Turned wood knob on cover, surface s...

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Anderson IN Redmen Lodge Ballot Box
Stencil on sides of open front wood box, replaced base. Cover on hinges acts as privacy screen, center partition with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 8.75"L x 5.875"W x 4.25"H overall, 4.75" long handle. Glass marbles. All boxes in this auctio...

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Hand Made Wood Marble Ballot Box
Long handled Full Box with double cover. 8"L x 6"W x 2.75"H with 11.375" long handle. Wood marbles and squares. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington - Department of Ethn...

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Single Drawer Open Front Marble Ballot Box
Stained pine wood box with applied scroll work decoration. Metal half funnel made from a drawer pull, black square plastic and white marbles. 13.25"L x 4.75"W x 4.25"H with 7.5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection Jo...

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Book Hinge Full Marble Ballot Box
Double hinge lids in book format opens with two compartments separated by fixed divider with wood half funnel. 11'L x 5.5"W x 3.25"H with 4.625" long turned oak handle. Old finish. Clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Dovetail Wood Marble Ballot Box
Open front box with sliding cover, divider panel with half funnel lifts to release marbles. 9.125"L x 5.625"W x 3.25"H box with 5.25" long carved wood handle. Old clay marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson,...

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Single Drawer Hooded Privacy Ballot Box
Wood marble ballot box with carved wood handle, open front with divider wall and no funnel. 10.25"L x 7"W x 6.5"H (8"H with handle). Drawer full of red, black and white glass marbles. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. J...

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Primitive Stationary 2 Drawer Ballot Box
Rough wood with old finish and remnants of original paint. Two drawers with glass knobs, wood funnel in top. Splits in wood. 8"W x 8"D x 12"H with 2.75"Dia x 1.75"H funnel. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Early Wood Ballot Box w Tin Privacy Cover
Nice early open front box with original finish, cover with wood cup funnel slides, center panel lifts to release marbles. Tin cover wraps to sides and back. 9.25"L x 6.125"W x 3.5"H box - 7.75"H cover. 5.5" long turned wood handle. All boxes in this...

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Full Double Door Wood Marble Ballot Box
Box of figured oak with double door cover over hinged lids to two compartments - hinged center panel to release marbles, early fabric lining on bottom.14.25"L x 7"W x 4.75"H with 5" long handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collectio...

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Blonde Oak Glass Front Full Ballot Box
20th C box design with double door access and hinged face over glass panel. 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 10"H with 1.625"H metal handle. Glass marbles drop down behind glass panel into bottom well, no stop. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection...

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2 Drawer Full Privacy Marble Voting Box
Unusual hand made pine box in stair-step design. Double doors open for voting with funnel over top drawer, lower drawer with glass marbles. Overall 7.5"W x 13.125"D x 13"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Blo...

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Hand Made Hamper Style Ballot Box
Stained pine full ballot box with double hinged lids, removable tray with white glass marbles and black squares. Overall 18"L x 5.5"W x 7"H with handle. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Un...

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Primitive Open Wood Marble Ballot Box
Primitive country box, hand made with open compartment and closed compartment with drawer, wood marbles and squares. Some wear. 9.25"L x 6"W x 5.25"H. All boxes in this auction come from a single collection John W. Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana Univ...

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Masonic Grange Temple Drawer Ballot Box
Wood box in the form of a temple with two drawers, metal funnel in top, metal handles at sides. Base supports the box and pair of turned 'columns'. 9.25"W x 10"D x 12.5"H overall. Masonic emblem letter G between compass and square fixed to face above...

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Ballot Box Booklet Poster & Information Package
36" x 22" laminated poster: Ballot Box / Seals / Seal Press. Printed booklet about Marble Ballot Boxes by Scott Rice McBride. Group of print work with ballot box information. Also includes a group of mixed material voting marbles. All boxes in this ...