Heated Electric Lunch Box

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Heated Electric Lunch Box

Entry/Object ID

1000.2171.95

Description

Lunch Box, Electric, Heated

Collection

Jim Adams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Trivett Mfg. Co.

Notes

possible date made: Patent granted 1954 where made: Oakland, CA model name: Thermette model number: 6

Color

Silver

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Electric Heated Lunch Box Trivett Mfg. Co, Oakland, CA Pat.’d 1954 This lunch box comes with an electrical plug-in cord to reheat food for lunch. The handle also includes a latch to either side of the clamshell to keep it closed while carrying it. With an all-metal body and no insulation, just be careful not to touch the sides while opening it.

General Notes

Note

Machine Age, Industrial design (clamshell) Lunch box. Plug in electrical cord heats the bottom of the lunch box. Patent Pending, applied for in 1950, granted in 1954.