Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1954, and it came with an aluminum thermos. This Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lunch box features an image on front lid of Dale in a red dress, greeting Roy on his horse Trigger at gate of the "DOUBLE R BAR RANCH". The back has a wood grain print with "RR" brand and name for box owner on the back, 2 vent slots. This was one Thermos’s first entries into the market of licensed lunch boxes, as a response to Aladdin’s Hopalong Cassidy box.

Date Made: 1954

Depicted: Rogers, RoyEvans, DaleMaker: American Thermos Bottle Company

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal Equipment

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Joyce Darrell and Michael C. Dickerson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2001.3099.07.01Nonaccession Number: 2001.3099Catalog Number: 2001.3099.07.01

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: tin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-f71b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_881550

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