Trigger Lunch Box

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Description (Brief):

This tin lunch box was made by Thermos in 1957. It has a metal snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible, metal handle. The box has a blue background, with an image of Roy Roger’s horse Trigger bucking on an open plain with mountains in the background.

Date Made: 1957

Maker: Thermos

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: School Personal Equipment

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, Family & Social Life, Lunch Boxes

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2001.3101.10Nonaccession Number: 2001.3101Catalog Number: 2001.3101.10

Object Name: lunch box

Physical Description: tin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23 cm x 18 cm x 9 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 9/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-67e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_892880

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