Robin Hood Lunch Box

Robin Hood Lunch Box

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Description (Brief)
This metal lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1956. The lunch box features imagery based on classic fairytale, Robin Hood. The images on this lunchbox seem to be drawn from the 1938 film, The Adventures of Robin Hood that starred Errol Flynn in the titular role and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including best picture.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lunch box
Date made
1956
collected for nmah
Smithsonian Institution
maker
Aladdin
author
Woodall
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 1/4 in x 8 in x 4 in; 20.955 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm
ID Number
1988.3160.60
catalog number
1988.3160.60
nonaccession number
1988.3160
subject
School Personal Equipment
Television
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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