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How the West was Won Lunch Box

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Object Details

maker

Thermos

Description (Brief)

This tin lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1979. The lunch box features the characters from the television show How the West was Won on a tan background, with a faux leather-stitched design around the edge. How the West was Won was a 1962 feature film, but was revived as a mini-series in 1977, and an episodic series from 1978-1979. This box features pictures from the series starring James Arness.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell

Date made

1979

ID Number

2001.3087.29

nonaccession number

2001.3087

catalog number

2001.3087.29

Object Name

lunch box

Physical Description

tin (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 23 cm x 19 cm x 11 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 4 5/16 in

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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

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-65fe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1196324

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