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Maker:
Aladdin  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 9.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in
Object Name:
lunch box
Date made:
1970s
Description (Brief):
This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin in 1970. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and collapsible white plastic handle. The lunch box was made for sale in Mexico, and touts the benefits of fresh milk (leche fresca). The box is blue and gray with cartoon images of cows and people.
Location:
Currently not on view
General subject association:
School Personal Equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
ID Number:
2003.3070.09.01
Nonaccession number:
2003.3070
Catalog number:
2003.3070.09.01
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-12f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1250082