Election Ballot Printing Plate, circa 1920

THF174858 / Election Ballot Printing Plate, circa 1920
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Printing plate

Date Made

circa 1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.809

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Wood (Plant material)

Color

Copper (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Length: 2.5 in
Width: 2 in
Height: 0.938 in

Inscriptions

on plate, around depressed circle near bottom: TO VOTE A STRAIGHT TICKET / PLACE "X" WITHIN THIS CIRCLE written in pencil on block: 2 x 2 1/2
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