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Beatles Lunch Box

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Object Details

maker

Aladdin

Description (Brief)

This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1966. The lunch box features images of The Beatles, and is the first box dedicated to musicians. The box is aqua blue with images of all four Beatles playing their instruments on the lid. The back features close-ups of the faces of John, Paul, George, and Ringo and their signatures are next to their images.

Credit Line

Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)

Date made

1966

ID Number

2003.3070.02.01

nonaccession number

2003.3070

catalog number

2003.3070.02.01

Object Name

lunch box

Physical Description

steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)

Measurements

overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in

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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

Subject

Music

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1159-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1250070

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