POLLING BOOTH

H1990.87

Polling booth is has 2 rectangular frames joined together, the top half of each frame has plywood board. The left hand panel has a small writing table, hinged to fold up for storage, down for use. Has typewritten and handwritten sign on the left hand panel: "COUNCIL ELECTIONS / DIRECTIONS FOR VOTING / IN ORDER TO CAST A VALID VOTE PLACE IN EACH SQUARE A NUMERAL COMMENCING WITH NUMERAL "1" WHETHER THERE ARE ONLY TWO SQUARES OR MORE THEN TWO SQUARES. THE NUMERAL "1" INDICATES THE ELECTOR'S FIRST CHOICE, THE NUMERAL "2" INDICATES THE ELECTOR'S SECOND CHOICE. DO NOT PLACE ANY OTHER MARKS ON THIS PAPER. THE NUMERAL "3" INDICATES THE ELECTOR'S THIRD CHOICE / POLLING / 8AM TO 6PM"

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1990.87
Accession Date: 13 Mar 1990

Material

Wood/Wood

Varnished plywood, metal, paper.

Paper
Metal
Wood
Plywood/Wood
Metal/Metal
Paper/Paper

Measurement

length610mm
width610mm
height1830mm

 


 

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