Star Wars Lunchbox, 1977
THF92301 / Star Wars Lunchbox, 1977
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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 television shows, movies, and celebrities on the sides of their school lunchboxes. This metal lunchbox was produced for the 1977 Star Wars movie, which went on to become a pop culture classic.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Lunchbox
Date Made
1977
Subject Date
1977
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
99.12.10
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)
Inscriptions
lunchbox:STAR WARS / THERMOS DIVISION / KING-SEELEY CO. / 1977 / 20th-CENTURY FOX CORPORATION / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
thermos :8 oz. size / STOPPER 722 / CUP 28A53
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