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Maker:
Ohio Art Company  Search this
Physical Description:
tin (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 21 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in
Object Name:
lunch box
Date made:
1920s
Description (Brief):
This tin-plated steel lunch box was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company in the 1920s. The lunch box features a removable lid and two pinned metal handles, as well as images of children playing with a cat on the top and sides of the box.
Location:
Currently not on view
General subject association:
School Personal Equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
ID Number:
2001.3087.02
Nonaccession number:
2001.3087
Catalog number:
2001.3087.02
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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/ng49ca746a7-299d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_892868