Star Wars: A New Hope Lunch Box: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This tin lunch box was made by Thermos in 1977. The box has a red plastic snap for a hinged lid and a collapsible red, plastic handle. The box has art from the movie Star Wars. The lid and sides are a starry black background, and the lid has an image of a TIE Fighter shooting at an X-Wing. The back shows Luke Skywalker, Ben Kenobi, and C3P0 in their landspeeder being stopped by storm troopers heading into Mos Eisley.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date made: 1977
• 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
• referenced: Star Wars
• referenced: Food Culture
• ID Number: 2001.3101.18.01
• nonaccession number: 2001.3101
• catalog number: 2001.3101.18.01
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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