Lost in Space Lunch Box
Lost in Space Lunch Box
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- Description (Brief)
- This metal dome lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1967. This lunch box features images from the television show Lost in Space, which ran from 1965-1968 on CBS. Lost in Space was originally named Space Family Robinson, and was a futuristic take on the Swiss Family Robinson. The box features a colorful scene of the Robinsons in their vehicle, the Chariot, motoring over a beautifully drawn alien landscape and fighting an alien with their laser guns on the sides.
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1967
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 13 cm x 19.5 cm; 9 1/16 in x 5 1/8 in x 7 11/16 in
- ID Number
- 2004.3009.19.01
- nonaccession number
- 2004.3009
- catalog number
- 2004.3009.19.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)
- 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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