Beatles Lunch Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Beatles Lunch Box: Date made: 1966. maker: Aladdin. Object Name: lunch box.
The object in the museum catalogue
This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1966. The lunch box features images of The Beatles, and is the first box dedicated to musicians. The box is aqua blue with images of all four Beatles playing their instruments on the lid. The back features close-ups of the faces of John, Paul, George, and Ringo and their signatures are next to their images.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1966
- maker: Aladdin
- Object Name: lunch box
- Physical Description: steel (overall material)
- Physical Description: plastic (handle material)
- Measurements: overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in
- general subject association: School Personal Equipment
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 2003.3070.02.01
- nonaccession number: 2003.3070
- catalog number: 2003.3070.02.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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