Return of the Jedi: Museum Object and Cultural History
Return of the Jedi: Date made: 1983. maker: King Seeley Thermos. Object Name: lunch box.
The object in the museum catalogue
This metal lunch box was manufactured by Thermos in 1983. The lunch box has a blue rim and animated scenes from the movie Star Wars: Return of the Jedi on all sides. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi was released in 1983 as the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy. The box features images of the half-constructed Death Star, a Star Destroyer, and Darth Vader’s face on one side, while the reverse side has a picture of Luke Skywalker and a Gamorrean guard.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1983
- maker: King Seeley Thermos
- Object Name: lunch box
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: plastic (part material)
- Measurements: overall: 22.5 cm x 10 cm x 19 cm; 8 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in x 7 1/2 in
- general subject association: School Personal Equipment
- Subject: Movie
- ID Number: 2004.3009.10.01
- nonaccession number: 2004.3009
- catalog number: 2004.3009.10.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Thermos L.L.C. (through T. H. Chang)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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