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.

Date Made: 1967

Maker: King Seeley Thermos

General Subject Association: School Personal EquipmentSubject: Television

Subject:

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

Credit Line: Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2004.3009.19.01Nonaccession Number: 2004.3009Catalog Number: 2004.3009.19.01

Object Name: lunch box

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-728c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1273730

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