Psychedelic Lunch Box
Psychedelic Lunch Box
- Description (Brief)
- This domed steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1969. This lunch box features a psychedelic pattern of swirling orange, red, pink and yellow. The wild design aesthetic is representative of the 1960’s ethos and evokes other sixties motifs like tie-dye and lava lamps.
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1969
- maker
- Aladdin
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- plastic (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 12 cm x 20 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 7 7/8 in
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.23.01
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.23.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
- subject
- School Personal Equipment
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: 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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sam neull
Thu, 2015-02-19 14:21