Object Details
- patentee
- Moore, Charles C.
- Description (Brief)
- This tin-plated iron lunch box was patented in 1871 by Charles C. Moore. The box folds in flat on itself. The lunch box has a black and red plaid exterior, and the top is adorned with the text “Moore’s Patented Folding Lunch Box.” About three inches tall in its box form; it collapses down to less than half an inch when folded.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
- ca 1880s
- patent date
- 1871-06-06
- ID Number
- 2001.3087.01
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3087
- catalog number
- 2001.3087.01
- patent number
- 115764
- Object Name
- Box
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 1 cm; 6 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 3/8 in
- Related Publication
- Google and the U.S. Patent Office. Google Patents
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_892886
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-44f2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
