Happy Days Lunch Box
Object Details
- Date made
- 1976
- maker
- King Seeley Thermos
- Description (Brief)
- This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1976. The lunch box features the character of Arthur Fonzarelli, the “Fonz” from the television show Happy Days posing by his motorcycle on the front lid. Happy Days ran from 1974-1984 on ABC, with the Fonz as its breakout star. The Fonz became a cultural touchstone, with his trademark “Aaay!” and the turn of phrase “jumping the shark,” entering into the American lexicon.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Subject
- Television
- general subject association
- Television
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Lunch Boxes
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2004.3009.07.01
- nonaccession number
- 2004.3009
- catalog number
- 2004.3009.07.01
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (snap material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 cm x 10 cm x 19 cm; 8 11/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in
- Record ID
- nmah_1273708