Leche Fresca Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin in 1970. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and collapsible white plastic handle. The lunch box was made for sale in Mexico, and touts the benefits of fresh milk (leche fresca). The box is blue and gray with cartoon images of cows and people.

Date Made: 1970s

Maker: Aladdin

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal Equipment

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Credit Line: Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2003.3070.09.01Nonaccession Number: 2003.3070Catalog Number: 2003.3070.09.01

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: steel (overall material)plastic (handle material)Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 9.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-12f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1250082

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