Name/Title
Advertizing Thermos bottle from Sambo's restaurant, c. 1968-1972Entry/Object ID
2002.87.1Description
Acc. No. 02.87.1
Subject Category: Sambo's Restaurant Collection
Date or Period: c. 1968–72
Object: Thermos Bottle
Description: Plastic 1 pt. thermos bottle with a modified red/white/blue stars and stripes design. The message "Sambo's has it" is printed in white on a blue field. The interior filler is missing. Product was manufactured by Aladdin Industries (per embossed printing on lid and base).
Size: L-10 3/4”; base diameter: 32”
History of Object: a thermos bottle sold as an advertising promotion at Sambo's Restaurant, 1919 Webster St., Alameda. Part of the collection of the late Samuel Purdy, an original employee of the Alameda restaurant.
Acquired from: Joseph Young,
Date: 09/23/02
