The Partridge Family Lunch Box

Description (Brief):

This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1971. The lunch box features images based on the musical TV show, The Partridge Family that ran on ABC from 1970-1974. The television show crossed over into musical success, as The Partridge Family Album was released in 1970, and sold over a million copies.

Date Made: 1971

Collected For Nmah: Smithsonian InstitutionMaker: Thermos

General Subject Association: School Personal EquipmentSubject: TelevisionGeneral Subject Association: Television

Subject:

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

Exhibition: Taking America To Lunch

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Publication: Allen Woodall and Sean Brickell. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1988.3160.42Catalog Number: 1988.3160.42Nonaccession Number: 1988.3160

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 4 in; 18.415 cm x 22.225 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e9c0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1054215

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