Happy Days Lunch Box
Object Details
- Date made
- 1977
- collected for nmah
- Smithsonian Institution
- maker
- Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This metal lunch box was made by Thermos in 1977. The lunch box features imagery from the TV show, Happy Days. Happy Days ran from 1974-1984 on ABC, and was one of the most popular shows of its time. It served as the genesis for iconic spin-off series like Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, and Joanie Loves Chachi.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Subject
- Television
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- Related Publication
- Allen Woodall and Sean Brickell. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Lunch Boxes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1988.3160.58
- catalog number
- 1988.3160.58
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3160
- Object Name
- lunch box w/ thermos
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 4 in; 18.415 cm x 22.225 cm x 10.16 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1054228