Space: 1999 Lunch Box
Space: 1999 Lunch Box
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- Description (Brief)
- This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1974. The lunch box features imagery of the short-lived TV series, Space: 1999, which ran from 1975-1978 in syndication. In Space: 1999, an accidental explosion of nuclear waste stored on the moon propelled the moon out of its orbit and sent it hurtling through space sending the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha looking for a new home and encountering adventures along the way.
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1974
- collected for nmah
- Smithsonian Institution
- maker
- Thermos
- 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
- ID Number
- 1988.3160.48
- catalog number
- 1988.3160.48
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3160
- subject
- School Personal Equipment
- Television
- 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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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