Picnic Basket Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This tin-plated steel lunch box was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company in the 1920s. The lunch box features a removable lid and two pinned metal handles, as well as images of children playing with a cat on the top and sides of the box.

Date Made: 1920s

Maker: Ohio Art Company

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal Equipment

Subject:

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Credit Line: Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2001.3087.02Nonaccession Number: 2001.3087Catalog Number: 2001.3087.02

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: tin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-299d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_892868

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