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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.18  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
Thermos
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.18 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Thermos

Date1962
MediumTin, glass, plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 6 5/8 x 3 1/4in. (16.8 x 8.3cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionChild's Thermos with a Dick & Jane motif scrolling around the body. Comes with a red screw top cup with handle and smaller inside screw top. Body shows country scene, with a white house in background and a barn in the foreground with two ponies and a dog. Boy on fence holds a fishing rod in left hand, fish on a string in right hand and he showing the fish to a blonde haired girl in a yellow skirt and blue jacket. Marked on side of canteen: "Thermos".
Object number2011.374.18a-c
MarkingsMarked on side: "Thermos"InscribedBottom is inscribed with: "8 oz size replacement parts cup 28 A 53, stopper 722."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kugelman, 2012.324.4  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    1960s
    Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.1a-e, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    c. 1945-1955
    Gift of Elizabeth Blakelock, 2014.17.0  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    mid 20th-late 20th century
    Museum purchase, 1995.72.2.3  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    about 1959
    Gift of David C. Amerling, 2024.63.4a-c, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, …
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    c. 1910-1940
    Museum purchase, 1999.81.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical So…
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    about 1930s
    The American Thermos Bottle Co.
    about 1930s
    Gift of the YMCA of Greater Hartford, 2006.109.18  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Edward Saxe
    Probably 1963
    Museum purchase, 1995.36.1667  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    William G. Dudley
    1916-1927
    Girls Shoes and Original Box
    Judith Anne Blakelock
    1995