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El Chapulin Colorado Lunch Box

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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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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/ng49ca746aa-61b0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1196323

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