Object Details
maker
Aladdin Industries
Description (Brief)
This tin lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1979. The lunch box has a red and blue design depicting scenes from the television series, El Chapulin Colorado. El Chapulin Colorado (The Red Grasshopper) ran from 1972-1979 on the Mexican station Televisa. Originally created in Mexico, the show was popular in Latin America and the United Sates, and is credited as inspiring the character of Bumblebee Man from the Simpsons.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
Date made
1979
ID Number
2001.3087.28
nonaccession number
2001.3087
catalog number
2001.3087.28
Object Name
lunch box
Physical Description
tin (overall 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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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Lunch Boxes
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
School Personal Equipment
Subject
Television
general subject association
Television
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1196323
