Picnic Basket Lunch Box

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Object Details

maker

Ohio Art Company

Description (Brief)

This tin-plated steel lunch box was manufactured by the Ohio Art Company in the 1920s. The lunch box features a removable lid and two pinned metal handles, as well as images of children playing with a cat on the top and sides of the box.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell

Date made

1920s

ID Number

2001.3087.02

nonaccession number

2001.3087

catalog number

2001.3087.02

Object Name

lunch box

Physical Description

tin (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 21 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm; 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in x 5 7/8 in

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Family & Social Life

Lunch Boxes

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

School Personal Equipment

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-299d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_892868