Depicted:

Rogers, Roy  Search this

Evans, Dale  Search this

Maker:

American Thermos Bottle Company  Search this

Physical Description:

steel (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 22 cm x 18 cm x 9 cm; 8 11/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 9/16 in

Object Name:

lunch box

Place Made:

United States: Connecticut, Norwich

Date made:

1955

Description (Brief):

This steel lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1955. The lunch box features images of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, who starred in <i>The Roy Rogers Show</i> from 1951-1957. Roy Rogers was Thermos’s first entry into the arena of officially licensed lunch box merchandise, and early Roy Rogers boxes sold over 2 million units.

Location:

Currently not on view

General subject association:

School Personal Equipment  Search this

Subject:

Television  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell

ID Number:

2001.3087.03

Nonaccession number:

2001.3087

Catalog number:

2001.3087.03

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1196296