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
Place of Creation
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
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