Metal lunchbox used by oysterman Ira Wright
- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Created by
- Thermos LLC, American, founded 1904
- Owned by
- Wright, Ira Samuel, American, 1902 - 1981
- Date
- ca. 1957
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 10 x 5 5/8 in. (19.1 x 25.4 x 14.3 cm)
- Description
- This metal lunchbox is black with white interior. The letter V is inscribed on the lunchbox on both of the tops of the sides. The bottom is inscribed with manufacturer information that reads "THERMOS/ brand/ PRODUCT/ AMERICAN THERMOS PRODUCTS CO./ NORWICH CONN. U.S.A." The reverse of the inscription appears on the interior. There are two metal clasps at front and a metal and plastic handle at top. Small lines adorn the top vertically and horizontally on the base. On either side of the lunchbox are stylized, scalloped box shapes impressed into the metal.
- Place used
- Wetipquin, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Type
- lunchboxes
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Cooking and dining
- Foodways
- Labor
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Franklin I. Wright
- Object number
- 2013.61.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions