I really like exhibits like this and when taking the photo I accidentally included the “Small Box – Big Impact” headline which does sum this up quite well. It’s the wooden ballot box that was used by Cologne City Council to make decisions between 1945 and 1957. With some foresight, the Mayor in 1957, Theo Burauen (1906-1987), decided to hand it over to the city museum. It seems that as a city mayor, he was a very popular one and it must have been a challenge to try and guide the city away from the Nazi era into a new future.
So, it’s a wooden box, but I liked it, this is the restoration of democracy in action.