GI Joe Lunch Box
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This metal lunch box was made by Thermos in 1967. The box has a collapsible plastic handle and one metal snap. The lunch box features GI Joe, a toy action hero produced by Hasbro since 1964. Each side features a member of the Armed Forces, the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines heroically performing their duty in action packed images. This box would have been made in the thick of the Vietnam War era, which is where the action seems located.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1967
- ID Number
- 2004.3009.33
- nonaccession number
- 2004.3009
- catalog number
- 2004.3009.33
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (handle material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22.5 cm x 19 cm x 10.5 cm; 8 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 1/8 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_1273753
- Usage
- CC0
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