Hopalong Cassidy Lunch Box
Hopalong Cassidy Lunch Box
- Description (Brief)
- This tin lunch box was made by Aladdin Industries in 1950. The Hopalong Cassidy box has a metal snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible, metal handle. It was the first lunch box to bear a licensed image, and helped Aladdin Industries launch a new product line that would last for decades. Hopalong Cassidy was a TV, radio, and comic series in the 1950s, and the frenzy for Hopalong Cassidy merchandise led to more than 100 companies manufacturing more than $70 million dollars worth of Hopalong Cassidy products.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Date made
- 1950
- maker
- Aladdin
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 9 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 9/16 in
- ID Number
- 2001.3101.08.01
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3101
- catalog number
- 2001.3101.08.01
- 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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Rick Allen
Wed, 2019-09-18 08:08