Astronaut Lunch Box
date: label: Date made
content: 1969
name: label: maker
content: Aladdin
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1969 to take advantage of the excitement over the moon landing. The exterior features images from the Apollo 11 mission, including Neil Armstrong’s first step onto the lunar surface, and the command module’s splashdown. There is an illustrated National Safety Council "Safety First" message printed in black and white on the interior lid, and the bottom features an image of the plaque that was left on the lunar surface.
topic: label: general subject association
content: School Personal Equipment
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Lunch Boxes
label: Exhibition
content: Taking America To Lunch
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of D. Sean and Robin S. Brickell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.3087.14.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2001.3087
label: catalog number
content: 2001.3087.14.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lunch box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 15/16 in