Bozo the Clown Lunch Box
Object Details
- Aladdin
- Description (Brief)
- This domed steel lunch was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1963. The box is red, blue and yellow with images of Bozo the Clown and circus scenes. Bozo the Clown was first created in 1946, and became a popular children’s television show as it was franchised at stations all over the country. A Bozo the Clown television show ran from 1961-2001, first as Bozo’s Circus, then as The Bozo Show, and finally as The Bozo Super Sunday Show.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
- 1963
- ID Number
- 2003.3070.20.01
- nonaccession number
- 2003.3070
- catalog number
- 2003.3070.20.01
- Object Name
- lunch box
- lunch box, Bozo the Clown
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- plastic (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 12 cm x 18 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 7 1/16 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- Title
- Bozo the Clown lunch box
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Subject
- Television
- general subject association
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1250104
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1855-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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