Lunchbox & Thermos, The Jetsons, 1963
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The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Featuring flying cars and robot maids, The Jetsons was an animated television show about a family of four and their dog living in Orbit City in the year 2062.
The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite television shows on the sides of their school lunchboxes. Featuring flying cars and robot maids, The Jetsons was an animated television show about a family of four and their dog living in Orbit City in the year 2062.
Artifact
Lunchbox
Date Made
1963
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.12.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in (lunchbox)
Width: 8.875 in (lunchbox)
Length: 4.75 in (lunchbox)
Height: 6 in (thermos)
Diameter: 3.25 in (thermos)
Height: 1.25 in (stopper)
Diameter: 2.25 in (stopper)
Inscriptions
lunchbox:THE Jetsons / ALADDIN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, NASHVILLE, TENN.,U.S.A. thermos:1963 HANNA-BARBARA PRODUCTIONS / ALADDIN INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, NASHVILLE, TENN. U.S.A. / HALF PINT-8 OZ. VACUUM BOTTLE / USE NO.01B FILLER / USE NO.30 LOX-ON STOPPER
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