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Pinnochio Lunch Box

Object Details

Description (Brief)
This steel lunch box was made by Aladdin Industries in 1971. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and collapsible red plastic handle. The box features raised images from Walt Disney’s 1940 film Pinocchio on all sides. The lid features an image of Pinocchio going to school with Jiminy Cricket giving chase, while the back shows the climactic scene of Pinocchio and Geppetto racing away from the whale Monstro, having just escaped from his belly.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Aladdin
Date made
1971
Credit Line
Gift of Aladdin Industries (through Lillian B. Jenkins)
Physical Description
steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)
Measurements
overall: 21 cm x 20 cm x 10 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 7/8 in x 3 15/16 in
Object Name
lunch box
Pinocchio lunch box
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