Swanson TV Dinner Tray

Swanson TV Dinner Tray

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Description
The TV dinner represented a change in the way Americans were thinking about food. Introduced in 1954 by Swanson & Sons, of Omaha, Nebraska, it offered women--more and more of whom were working outside the home but still assumed to be responsible for cooking--an alternative to time-consuming meal preparations. The prepackaged TV dinner appealed to busy families because it required little time or effort and yet provided a well-balanced, nutritious meal.
Object Name
TV dinner tray
maker
Swanson Company
referenced
United States: Nebraska, Omaha
United States: Nebraska
Physical Description
aluminum (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 in x 9 in x 3/4 in; 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm x 1.905 cm
ID Number
1987.0265.01
accession number
1987.0265
catalog number
1987.0265.01
Credit Line
Campbell Soup Company
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Exhibition
Food: Transforming the American Table
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

When I was a kid I remember getting tv dinners made by Swanson that was beans and franks with corn bread. Do you think that will ever come back?

Charlene M Rice

Mon, 2017-09-11 11:20

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