Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Lunch Box: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This tin lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1984. The lunch box features stills from the 1984 film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the second of the Indiana Jones films, but a prequel to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 1984
• performer: Ford, Harrison
• producer: Spielberg, Steven
• maker: Thermos Company
• Object Name: lunch box
• Physical Description: tin (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 23 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in
• general subject association: School Personal Equipment
• Subject: Movie
• ID Number: 2001.3087.35
• nonaccession number: 2001.3087
• catalog number: 2001.3087.35
• Credit Line: Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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