Lunchbox & Thermos, Disneyland, 1957

Summary

Disneyland, America's first theme park, opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California. With the consummate skill of a filmmaker and storyteller, Walt Disney (with his Imagineers) reduced popular American themes to their essence to create each attraction. Sleeping Beauty Castle, the main feature of the park, appears on this lunchbox while the thermos sports an image of Frontierland's Mark Twain steamboat.

Disneyland, America's first theme park, opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California. With the consummate skill of a filmmaker and storyteller, Walt Disney (with his Imagineers) reduced popular American themes to their essence to create each attraction. Sleeping Beauty Castle, the main feature of the park, appears on this lunchbox while the thermos sports an image of Frontierland's Mark Twain steamboat.

Artifact

Lunchbox

Date Made

1957

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.12.19

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in  (lunchbox)

Width: 8 in  (lunchbox)

Length: 3.75 in  (lunchbox)

Height: 6 in  (thermos)

Diameter: 3.25 in  (thermos)

Inscriptions

lunchbox :Disneyland / ALADDIN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED; / NASHVILLE, TENN.,U.S.A. / COPYRIGHT WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS thermos:Disneyland / HALF PINT VACUUM BOTTLE / USE NO.018 FILLER USE NO.30 LOX-ON-STOPPER

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