Green Dome Lunch Box

- Description (Brief)
- This metal dome lunch box is painted green and has a collapsible hinged metal handle. The box was made by Thermos in 1941. A five pointed star is molded into each end of the dome lid. A wire bail for the thermos bottle is located inside the lid. The green painting of this metal lunch box is a departure from the plain metal boxes in earlier years, but still a step away from the licensed images that made lunchboxes a hot selling item.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1941
- maker
- American Thermos Bottle Company
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 11.5 cm x 19 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in
- ID Number
- 2004.3009.17.01
- nonaccession number
- 2004.3009
- catalog number
- 2004.3009.17.01
- subject
- Lunch Boxes
- Family & Social Life
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Lunch Boxes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Additional Media
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