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Cleveland Honest Ballot Box Torch Light, ca. 1884
- Title:
- Cleveland Honest Ballot Box Torch Light, ca. 1884
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- A&W Manufacturing Company
- Political Figure:
- Cleveland, Grover, American (1837-1908), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1884
- Election Date:
- 1884
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0028
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0028.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Artifacts
Metalwork
Torches (Lighting devices)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Tin
Glass
- Subject:
- Cleveland, Grover
Voting
Elections
Politics
Promotional materials
Ballot boxes
- Measurement:
- 24.13 (Torch light) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Torch light composed of a spherical glass fuel reservoir, a tin metal housing around the globe, and a mount for attaching directly atop a pole. The glass globe bears the inscription A&W MFG CO CHICAGO. Item donor Susan H. Douglas identifies this torch light as a miniature honest ballot box associated with Grover Cleveland's 1884 Presidential campaign.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
