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Bozo the Clown Lunch Box

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Object Details

maker

Aladdin

Description (Brief)

This domed steel lunch was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1963. The box is red, blue and yellow with images of Bozo the Clown and circus scenes. Bozo the Clown was first created in 1946, and became a popular children’s television show as it was franchised at stations all over the country. A Bozo the Clown television show ran from 1961-2001, first as Bozo’s Circus, then as The Bozo Show, and finally as The Bozo Super Sunday Show.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)

Date made

1963

ID Number

2003.3070.20.01

nonaccession number

2003.3070

catalog number

2003.3070.20.01

Object Name

lunch box
lunch box, Bozo the Clown

Physical Description

steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)

Measurements

overall: 23 cm x 12 cm x 18 cm; 9 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 7 1/16 in

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

School Personal Equipment

Subject

Television

general subject association

Television

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-1855-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1250104

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