Lunchbox, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: Chow Wagon, 1955

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Artifact Overview

The first pictorial lunchboxes, introduced in 1950, featured Hopalong Cassidy. Since then, generations of children have proudly sported pictorial images of their favorite interests on the sides of their school lunchboxes. After appearing on nine box-shaped models, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans's dome-shaped "Chow Wagon" was a popular and refreshing change.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lunchbox

Date Made

1955

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.12.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Plastic

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Width: 9 in
Length: 4.375 in

Inscriptions

lunchbox: Roy Rogers Dale Evans/CHOW WAGON / Thermos Product / AMERICAN THERMOS PRODUCTS / NORWICH,CONN.U.S.A.
Lunchbox, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: Chow Wagon, 1955