The Road Runner Lunch Box
date: label: Date made
content: 1970
name: label: collected for nmah
content: Smithsonian Institution
label: maker
content: Thermos
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This metal lunch box was made by Thermos in 1970. The lunch box features imagery based on the cartoon adventures of Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner. These shorts were featured in a variety of <i>Loony Tunes </i>and <i>Merrie Melodies</i> cartoons, all centering on the Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner, often using a variety of products from the Acme Corporation.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: School Personal Equipment
label: Subject
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Lunch Boxes
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.3160.50
label: catalog number
content: 1988.3160.50
label: nonaccession number
content: 1988.3160
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lunch box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in x 4 in; 18.415 cm x 22.225 cm x 10.16 cm