Object Details
collected for nmah
Smithsonian Institution
maker
Aladdin
Description (Brief)
This metal lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1967. The lunch box features images from the cartoon serial, Dick Tracy. Dick Tracy is depicted speaking into his two-way wristwatch radio, a 1946 addition to the comic strip that became the Tracy’s signature device and captured the imagination of children everywhere.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1967
ID Number
1988.3160.46
nonaccession number
1988.3160
catalog number
1988.3160.46
Object Name
lunch box
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
paint, enamel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 1/4 in x 8 in x 4 in; 20.955 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm
Related Publication
Allen Woodall and Sean Brickell. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
School Personal Equipment
Subject
Television
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_892847