Campbell's Tomato Soup Thermos

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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

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Exhibition: Taking America To Lunch

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2003.3070.34Nonaccession Number: 2003.3070Catalog Number: 2003.3070.34

Object Name: bottle

Physical Description: metal (overall material)glass (overall material)plastic (lid material)Measurements: overall: 17 cm x 8 cm; 6 11/16 in x 3 1/8 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-2de7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1250130

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