Lunchbox, Ponytail Tid-Bit-Kit, 1959

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Artifact Overview

For generations, school children have carried their lunches in colorful containers. Lunchboxes covered with images of a child's favorite television show, movie, superhero, fictional character, or celebrity became popular in the 1950s. Kids chose these containers to show other classmates what they liked and how cool they were. Lunch -- one of the best times of the school day -- just got better.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lunchbox

Date Made

1959

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time

Object ID

99.12.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Vinyl
Metal
Plastic

Color

Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Width: 4.125 in
Length: 9.25 in

Inscriptions

front: Ponytail Tid-Bid-Kit THE AMERICAN THERMOS PRODUCTS CO. 1959 A PRODUCT by THERMOS