Object Details
- collected for nmah
- Smithsonian Institution
- Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This metal lunch box was manufactured in 1978 by Thermos. Lassie the faithful collie was originally created in 1940 by Eric Knight in the short story “Lassie Come-Home.” The novel was made into a 1943 motion picture of the same name, and starred the dog Pal in the lead role. Pal went on to star in several other “Lassie” movies and television series, and his descendants continued to play Lassie in subsequent movies and TV shows. This lunch box features imagery from the 1978 film The Magic of Lassie, starring Mickey Rooney and James Stewart.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1978
- ID Number
- 1988.3160.39
- catalog number
- 1988.3160.39
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3160
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 4 in; 18.415 cm x 22.225 cm x 10.16 cm
- Related Publication
- Allen Woodall and Sean Brickell. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- depicted
- Lassie
- Dogs
- Subject
- Television
- general subject association
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1054212
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-93c9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
