Lawman Lunch Box: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This tin lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1961. It has a metal snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible red, plastic handle. The box features images from the television series Lawman, which ran from 1958-1962 on ABC. The show focused on the town of Laramie, Wyoming, and the action that happened around the Birdcage Saloon. Produced by Warner Brothers, The Lawman had several crossover episode with other Warner Brother westerns like The Maverick and Cheyenne.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 1961
• depicted: Russell, John
• depicted: Brown, Peter
• maker: King Seeley Thermos
• 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
• ID Number: 2001.3100.11.01
• nonaccession number: 2001.3100
• catalog number: 2001.3100.11.01
• Credit Line: Gift of Allan Woodall, Jr.
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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