Popeye Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This tin lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1980. The lunch box has a red and yellow design depicting colorful action scenes and characters from the cartoon, Popeye on the exterior. Popeye and Brutus are depicted arguing over Olive Oyl on one side, and engaged in an arm wrestling contest on the other.

Date Made: 1980

Maker: Aladdin Thermos Company

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal EquipmentDepicted: PopeyeSubject: Television

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Family & Social Life, Lunch Boxes

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Credit Line: Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2001.3087.32Nonaccession Number: 2001.3087Catalog Number: 2001.3087.32

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: tin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6a46-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1196326

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