Fireball XL5 Lunch Box

Fireball XL5 Lunch Box

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Description (Brief)
This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1964. It features images from the television show Fireball XL5, which ran on NBC from 1963-1965. Fireball XL5 was filmed used Supermarionation, a combination of animation and puppetry that was made famous by the show’s creators, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Fireball XL5 was another television show that took advantage of the public’s fascination with space, as does this lunch box, with its various images of rockets and space ships.
Object Name
lunch box
Date made
1964
maker
King Seeley Thermos
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
plastic (part material)
Measurements
overall: 22.5 cm x 10 cm x 19 cm; 8 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in
ID Number
2004.3009.13.01
nonaccession number
2004.3009
catalog number
2004.3009.13.01
Credit Line
Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)
subject
School Personal Equipment
Television
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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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Comments

I carried this lunchbox to my first and second grade classes in 1965-67. I would really hope that someone would find and donate a thermos to go with it.

Jeff Grace

Tue, 2020-01-14 08:38

"Artwork for this lunchbox and the matching thermos is by the acclaimed illustrator-cartoonist, Wallace Wood who, is famous for his work on MAD, Weird Science, Mars Attacks, Daredevil, Superboy, Avengers, Witzend, and so much more."

The Wallace Wood Estate

Mon, 2013-10-28 17:20

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