Roy Rogers Lunch Box
Roy Rogers Lunch Box
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- Description (Brief)
- This tin lunch box was made by Thermos in 1954. It has a metal snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible red, plastic handle. The front of the box shows Roy Rogers and Dales Evans with their dog Bullet. The back of the box is an action shot of Roy Rogers roping a steer on his horse Trigger, with Dale Evans riding in the background. The Roy Rogers Show ran from 1951-1957, and focused on the cowboy adventures of Roy Rogers on his Double R Bar Ranch.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1954
- depicted
- Rogers, Roy
- Evans, Dale
- maker
- Thermos
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 18 cm x 10 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in
- ID Number
- 2001.3100.14.01
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3100
- catalog number
- 2001.3100.14.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Allan Woodall, Jr.
- subject
- School Personal Equipment
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Lunch Boxes
- Family & Social Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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