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Leche Fresca Lunch Box

Object Details

Description (Brief)
This steel lunch box was manufactured by Aladdin in 1970. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and collapsible white plastic handle. The lunch box was made for sale in Mexico, and touts the benefits of fresh milk (leche fresca). The box is blue and gray with cartoon images of cows and people.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Aladdin
Date made
1970s
Credit Line
Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 9.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in
Object Name
lunch box
Leche Fresca lunchbox
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