Family & Social Life

Donations to the Museum have preserved irreplaceable evidence about generations of ordinary Americans. Objects from the Copp household of Stonington, Connecticut, include many items used by a single family from 1740 to 1850. Other donations have brought treasured family artifacts from jewelry to prom gowns. These gifts and many others are all part of the Museum's family and social life collections.

Children's books and Sunday school lessons, tea sets and family portraits also mark the connections between members of a family and between families and the larger society. Prints, advertisements, and artifacts offer nostalgic or idealized images of family life and society in times past. And the collections include a few modern conveniences that have had profound effects on American families and social life, such as televisions, video games, and personal computers.

This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1970. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The thermos bottle is decorated with various Dr.
Description (Brief)
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1970. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The thermos bottle is decorated with various Dr. Seuss cartoons, including the Cat in the Hat.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1970
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.05.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.05.02
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1968. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper.
Description (Brief)
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1968. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The bottle is decorated with blue and gray with cartoon images of the The Flying Nun, a show that ran from 1967-1970 on ABC and starred Sally Fields as Sister Bertrille.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1968
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.06.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.06.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1978. It has a screw-on orange cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is ringed with images of disco dancers.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1978. It has a screw-on orange cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is ringed with images of disco dancers.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1978
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.04.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.04.02
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1967. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper.
Description (Brief)
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1967. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on white plastic stopper. The thermos has a lavender background, with images of Twiggy modeling various outfits around the exterior.
Location
Currently on loan
Date made
1967
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.25.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.25.02
This plain worker's metal and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1949. It has a screw-on dark brown plastic cup, a cork stopper, and is painted dark green. The label reads “HY-LO Hot or Cold, The ‘All American’ Vacuum Bottle.”Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plain worker's metal and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1949. It has a screw-on dark brown plastic cup, a cork stopper, and is painted dark green. The label reads “HY-LO Hot or Cold, The ‘All American’ Vacuum Bottle.”
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1949
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.32
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.32
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1973. It has a screw-on red cup lid and screw-on red stopper. The thermos is a replica of the red and white Campbell's Tomato soup can design.
Description (Brief)
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1973. It has a screw-on red cup lid and screw-on red stopper. The thermos is a replica of the red and white Campbell's Tomato soup can design. This thermos accompanies Aladdin's pop art bread loaf dome lunch box, object number 2001.3101.16. Andy Warhol’s Campbell Soup Can paintings, created in 1962, had permeated popular culture at this point, and this thermos may be a take on those paintings.
Date made
1973
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.34
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.34
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1958. It has a screw-on peach plastic cup with handle and red plastic stopper. The thermos has a peach and beige faux basket weave pattern.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1958. It has a screw-on peach plastic cup with handle and red plastic stopper. The thermos has a peach and beige faux basket weave pattern.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1958
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.19.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.19.02
This tin, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1965. It has a black, screw-on plastic cup lid. The bottle has a gray and tan design featuring Annie Oakley riding her horse and shooting behind her.
Description (Brief)
This tin, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1965. It has a black, screw-on plastic cup lid. The bottle has a gray and tan design featuring Annie Oakley riding her horse and shooting behind her. The bottle is the companion piece to lunch box #2001.3101.05.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1965
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2001.3101.05.02
nonaccession number
2001.3101
catalog number
2001.3101.05.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1993. It has a screw-on dark blue cup lid with handle, and screw-on beige stopper. The thermos is blue and white with cartoon images of the Genie from Disney’s Aladdin.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1993. It has a screw-on dark blue cup lid with handle, and screw-on beige stopper. The thermos is blue and white with cartoon images of the Genie from Disney’s Aladdin.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1993
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.27.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.27.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1977. It has a screw-on blue cup lid with handle and screw-on beige stopper. The bottle is blue-green with action images of Wonder Woman.
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1977. It has a screw-on blue cup lid with handle and screw-on beige stopper. The bottle is blue-green with action images of Wonder Woman. The bottle is the companion piece to the lunch box object number 2003.3070.26.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1977
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.26.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.26.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1991. It has a screw-on red cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper with hinged pouring spout. The bottle is a cream color with silhouettes of Steve Urkel in various poses on the exterior.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1991. It has a screw-on red cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper with hinged pouring spout. The bottle is a cream color with silhouettes of Steve Urkel in various poses on the exterior.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1991
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.28.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.28.02
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1956. It has a red plastic cup lid and gray plastic stopper. The bottle has imagery of the frontier hero Daniel Boone, showing an action image of Boone fighting Indians.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1956. It has a red plastic cup lid and gray plastic stopper. The bottle has imagery of the frontier hero Daniel Boone, showing an action image of Boone fighting Indians.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1956
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.03.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.03.02
This large metal and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1953. It has a large screw-on orange plastic cup with handle, and two yellow plastic cups for buddies in fishing boat, and screw-on red plastic stopper.
Description (Brief)
This large metal and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1953. It has a large screw-on orange plastic cup with handle, and two yellow plastic cups for buddies in fishing boat, and screw-on red plastic stopper. The thermos is dark green with named fish images, and an action image of a fisherman in a boat reeling in a fish.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1953
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.31
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.31
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1969. The bottle has a screw-on blue plastic cup lid with handle and gray plastic stopper.
Description (Brief)
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1969. The bottle has a screw-on blue plastic cup lid with handle and gray plastic stopper. The bottle features images of Captain Hook’s ship, and other images from the 1953 Disney movie Peter Pan.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1969
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.12.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.12.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1998. It has a screw-on purple cup lid with handle, and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The thermos has images from Disney’s Mulan, including the main character Mulan carrying a parasol.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1998. It has a screw-on purple cup lid with handle, and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The thermos has images from Disney’s Mulan, including the main character Mulan carrying a parasol.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1990s
date made
1998
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.29.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.29.02
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1970. It has a screw-on blue plastic cup lid with handle and white plastic stopper. The thermos is blue and white with cartoons of cows and people.
Description (Brief)
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1970. It has a screw-on blue plastic cup lid with handle and white plastic stopper. The thermos is blue and white with cartoons of cows and people. The thermos touts the benefits of “leche fresca,” or fresh milk, saying that “it will make you like a bull.”
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1970s
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.09.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.09.02
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1959. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid and red and gray plastic stopper. The thermos features cartoons of Steve Canyon with planes and missiles.
Description (Brief)
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1959. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid and red and gray plastic stopper. The thermos features cartoons of Steve Canyon with planes and missiles. Steve Canyon was created by Milton Caniff as a comic strip and ran from 1947-1988. Canyon served as an Air Force pilot for much of the strip.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1959
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.15.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.15.02
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1976. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper.
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1976. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is the companion to lunch box object number 2003.3070.11.01, and shows images of Marvel’s super heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Hulk.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1976
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.11.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.11.02
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1966. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on blue plastic stopper. The background is aqua blue with images of The Beatles around it.
Description (Brief)
This steel, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1966. It has a screw-on white plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on blue plastic stopper. The background is aqua blue with images of The Beatles around it. There is one image of all four of them playing their instruments, and each has a portrait of his face around the bottle.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1966
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.02.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.02.02
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1954. It has a screw-on red plastic cup lid, but the stopper is missing. The thermos features images from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, showing images of an alien landscape with a rocket, and Tom Corbett and Dr.
Description (Brief)
This steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1954. It has a screw-on red plastic cup lid, but the stopper is missing. The thermos features images from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, showing images of an alien landscape with a rocket, and Tom Corbett and Dr. Joan Dale in the foreground.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1954
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.18.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.18.02
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1964. It has a screw-on yellow cup lid and dark gray rubber stopper. The bottle shows an action image of Hopalong Cassidy riding his horse with his revolver unholstered.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This metal, glass and plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1964. It has a screw-on yellow cup lid and dark gray rubber stopper. The bottle shows an action image of Hopalong Cassidy riding his horse with his revolver unholstered.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1964
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.33
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.33
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1996. It has a screw-on red cup lid with handle and screw-on beige stopper. The bottle is white with cartoon images of Pinky and the Brain from the cartoon series Pinky and the Brain.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin in 1996. It has a screw-on red cup lid with handle and screw-on beige stopper. The bottle is white with cartoon images of Pinky and the Brain from the cartoon series Pinky and the Brain.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1996
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.30.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.30.02
This tin, steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1961. It has a yellow plastic, screw-on cup lid and a red plastic, screw-on stopper. The bottle continues on the bus motif, showing Disney’s favorite characters disembarking from the school bus.
Description (Brief)
This tin, steel and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1961. It has a yellow plastic, screw-on cup lid and a red plastic, screw-on stopper. The bottle continues on the bus motif, showing Disney’s favorite characters disembarking from the school bus. The bottle is the companion to lunch box #2001.3101.15.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1961
referenced
Walt Disney Company
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2001.3101.15.02
nonaccession number
2001.3101
catalog number
2001.3101.15.02
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1960. The bottle has a screw-on yellow cup lid with handle and screw-on yellow stopper. The thermos has a psychedelic, undulating yellow and black checkerboard design.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
This plastic and glass thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1960. The bottle has a screw-on yellow cup lid with handle and screw-on yellow stopper. The thermos has a psychedelic, undulating yellow and black checkerboard design.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1960
maker
Aladdin
ID Number
2003.3070.23.02
nonaccession number
2003.3070
catalog number
2003.3070.23.02

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