Object Details
- Thermos
- American Thermos Bottle Company
- Description (Brief)
- This tin lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1960. It has a metal snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible, red plastic handle. The art on the lunch box features images of four submarines on the back and sides. The submarines are the USS Nautilus, Seawolf, Skipjack, and George Washington. The George Washington is shown firing an underwater missile, and there is a cross-section of the USS Nautilus on the bottom.
- 1960
- ID Number
- 2001.3101.06.01
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3101
- catalog number
- 2001.3101.06.01
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 cm x 18 cm x 10 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- Exhibition
- Taking America To Lunch
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_1197004
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-67df-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
