Record

RefNoMOB/080
LevelItem
TitleRoyal Society ballot box
Date20th century
DescriptionMahogany ballot box with wooden voting balls. A square body and circular funnel for dropping a ball into the 'YES' or 'NO' side, indicated by stickers. A drawer fitted on the lower panel, divided into two with 'Y' and 'N' stickers. Possibly used at Council/Committee meetings of the Royal Society, or of the Royal Society club.
Extent1 artefact
ObjectNameArtefact
MaterialsMahogany
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceProvenance unknown
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-18283
https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-18284
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