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  • This secret ballot box design was patented and produced by William Gould and was first demonstrated at the National School Rooms, Merthyr Tydfil, on 9 April 1870.
Prototype of the first secret ballot box, c. 1870
  • This secret ballot box design was patented and produced by William Gould and was first demonstrated at the National School Rooms, Merthyr Tydfil, on 9 April 1870.
First secret ballot box, 1870
  • Wooden and brass bound box with two drawers, key and small parchments, used for deciding the names of jurors. The inscription on the box reads as follows: 'The Jury Box for the County of Radnor. The gift of honourable Mr. Auditor Harley to the said County 1730.'
Radnorshire jury ballot box, 18th century [image 1 of 3]
View inside the Radnorshire jury ballot box, 18th century [image 2 of 3]