Porky's Lunch Wagon Lunch Box

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Description (Brief):

This metal dome lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1959. The front of the box depicts Porky Pig’s lunch wagon serving food to other Looney Toons characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Speedy Gonzales, and Elmer Fudd. The bottom of the box shows Bugs Bunny’s opening his own Burgers and Malts shop and stealing an enraged Porky’s Looney Toon customers by undercutting his price from a dime to a nickel.

Date Made: 1959

Maker: American Thermos Products Co.

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal EquipmentSubject: Television

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2004.3009.26Nonaccession Number: 2004.3009Catalog Number: 2004.3009.26

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: metal (overall material)plastic (part material)Measurements: overall: 22.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 19 cm; 8 7/8 in x 4 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-26bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1273743

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