tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post2203592863435601199..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Space Age Lunch Boxes (1950s and 60s)Matt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-49659030527267486672009-01-28T16:49:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:49:00.000-05:00The rocketship on the thermos is from a serious de...The rocketship on the thermos is from a serious design for a nuclear-powered spaceship made by one of the former German V-2 rocketeers who came to America in 1945.<BR/><BR/>Of course it never got further than the thermos.<BR/><BR/>As for the flying saucer, well, that's what they thought rockets would turn into in the 1950s.<BR/><BR/>Anyone remember a Land of the Giants lunch box from circa 1970 that had the Spindrift crew being threatened by a giant cobra? I dom, but it wasn't mine, and I dread to think what became of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-72286545380200792772009-01-28T16:48:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:48:00.000-05:00The rocketship on the thermos is from a serious de...The rocketship on the thermos is from a serious design for a nuclear-powered spaceship made by one of the former German V-2 rocketeers who came to America in 1945.<BR/><BR/>Of course it never got further than the thermos.<BR/><BR/>As for the flying saucer, well, that's what they thought rockets would turn into in the 1950s.<BR/><BR/>Anyone remember a Land of the Giants lunch box from circa 1970 that had the Spindrift crew being threatened by a giant cobra? I dom, but it wasn't mine, and I dread to think what became of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-54678663405379329012007-10-09T13:47:00.000-04:002007-10-09T13:47:00.000-04:00Another kid in my class had that spaceflight lunch...Another kid in my class had that spaceflight lunchbox. I've never entirely gotten over my envy.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, <A HREF="http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=v_sts114_robinson_lunch_02.jpg&cap=STS-114+mission+specialist+Stephen+Robinson+is+handed+his+Space+Cadet+lunchbox%2C+where+he+keeps+his+spacewalking+supplies%2C+during+an+EVA+training+session.+Credit%3A+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collectspace.com%22%3EcollectSPACE.com%3C%2Fa%3E.+Click+to+enlarge." REL="nofollow"> here's a photo</A><BR/>of astronaut Stephen Robinson with his Tom Corbett, Space Cadet lunchbox. <BR/><BR/>I suspect this is not an original 1950s lunchbox, but a copy marketed in the 1990s, as I have an identical one. Still a neat thing to have.Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421296937655308083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-31634044009202524012007-10-07T17:57:00.000-04:002007-10-07T17:57:00.000-04:00I remember the Jetsons..they still have that on Bo...I remember the Jetsons..they still have that on Boomerang.Smithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104564571167007875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-47757079872424687262007-10-05T21:25:00.000-04:002007-10-05T21:25:00.000-04:00I had a Star Trek lunch box back in the late 1960'...I had a <I>Star Trek</I> lunch box back in the late 1960's.Mark Plushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859046131830902921noreply@blogger.com