Lunchbox & Thermos, Happy Days, 1976
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Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. Happy Days, which aired 1974-1984, presented an idealized vision of American life from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Focusing on a middle-class family living in Milwaukee, the show revolved around Richie and his friends, including the "hoodlum" Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli.
Generations of children have proudly sported pictorial lunchboxes of their favorite television shows since they were first introduced in 1950. Happy Days, which aired 1974-1984, presented an idealized vision of American life from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. Focusing on a middle-class family living in Milwaukee, the show revolved around Richie and his friends, including the "hoodlum" Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli.
Artifact
Lunchbox
Date Made
1976
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
99.12.31
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in (lunchbox)
Width: 8.75 in (lunchbox)
Length: 4 in (lunchbox)
Height: 6 in (thermos)
Width: 3.25 in (thermos)
Length: 3.25 in (thermos)
Inscriptions
lunchbox:HAPPY DAYS / 1976 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION / THERMOS DIVISION / KING-SEELEY THERMOS CO. thermos:THERMOS DIVISION / KING-SEELEY THERMOS CO. / 8 OZ.SIZE / STOPPER 722 / CUP 28A53
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