Skateboarders Lunch Box

Object Details

Date made
1978
maker
Aladdin Industries
Description (Brief)
This tin lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1978. The lunch box is entitled, "The Skateboarder," and features colorful scenes of skateboarders in action on all exterior surfaces. This lunch box was one of the few that did not feature licensed images from television, and instead tried to cash in on the growing popularity of skateboarding.
Location
Currently not on view
general subject association
School Personal Equipment
Subject
Sports
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Credit Line
Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
2001.3087.25
nonaccession number
2001.3087
catalog number
2001.3087.25
Object Name
lunch box
Physical Description
tin (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 21 cm x 20 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6c2c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1196318