Object Details
maker
Ohio Art Company
Description (Brief)
This lunch box is a domed, tin lunch box with two metal snaps for a hinged lid and a collapsible beige plastic handle. The box has a colorful floral design over a black background.
Description
The “Mod Tulip” lunchbox was offered to consumers by the Ohio Art Company in 1962. Metal with a domed lid, the pail features a striking pattern of bright pop-art inspired flowers on a black background, a look that anticipates the decades’ embrace of psychedelic “flower power” imagery.
While lunch pails have been used by working people and school children since before the turn of the 20th century, it wasn’t until the 1950s that they became commonly employed as accessories to express one’s interests or personality. At the time of its release, the “Mod Tulip” would have been seen as trendy and stylish.
Credit Line
Gift of Allan Woodall, Jr.
Date made
1962
date made
ca 1962
ID Number
2001.3100.07
nonaccession number
2001.3100
catalog number
2001.3100.07
Object Name
lunch box
Physical Description
tin (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 27 cm x 22 cm x 14 cm; 10 5/8 in x 8 11/16 in x 5 1/2 in
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Exhibition
Taking America To Lunch
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
School Personal Equipment
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1196966