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Maker:
Aladdin  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 23 cm x 12 cm x 18 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 7 1/16 in
Object Name:
lunch box
Date made:
1968
Description (Brief):
This domed steel lunch box is a conceptual design by Aladdin Industries in 1968 that was never manufactured. It has two metal snaps for a hinged dome lid and collapsible yellow plastic handle. The box has an undulating orange, yellow and blue checkerboard pattern that is made of vinyl and taped to bread loaf lunch box (see 2001.3101.16).
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:
2003.3070.24
Nonaccession number:
2003.3070
Catalog number:
2003.3070.24
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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-193b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1250112