Debutante Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This top-opening square metal lunch box was made by Aladdin Industries in 1958. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and a hinged peach plastic handle. The lunch box has a peach and beige faux basket weave pattern lithographed on exterior, while the interior has white butterfly pattern on peach field.

Date Made: 1958

Maker: Aladdin

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal Equipment

Subject:

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

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2003.3070.19.01Nonaccession Number: 2003.3070Catalog Number: 2003.3070.19.01

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: metal (overall material)plastic (handle material)Measurements: overall: 19 cm x 21 cm x 14 cm; 7 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1854-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1250101

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.