Object Details
- American Thermos Products Co.
- Description (Brief)
- The Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite in late 1957 sparked interest in the United States in science education even among elementary school children. In 1958, King Seeley Thermos produced this imaginative box evoking space travel and landings on distant moons and planets. Children provided a receptive audience to this imaginary yet hopeful view of scientific achievement in the early years of the space race. This is one of the few pop culture lunch boxes from the late 1950s not designed around a television show.
- Description
- The Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite in late 1957 sparked interest in the United States in science education even among elementary school children. In 1958, King Seeley Thermos produced this imaginative box evoking space travel and landings on distant moons and planets. Children provided a receptive audience to this imaginary yet hopeful view of scientific achievement in the early years of the space race. This is one of the few pop culture lunch boxes from the late 1950s not designed around a television show.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
- 1957
- 1958
- ID Number
- 2001.3087.06.01
- nonaccession number
- 2001.3087
- catalog number
- 2001.3087.06.01
- Object Name
- lunch box
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 cm x 18 cm x 10 cm; 8 11/16 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 15/16 in
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Family & Social Life
- Sputnik
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- School Personal Equipment
- Record ID
- nmah_1196299
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-63e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
