For sale is an original 1952 TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET METAL LUNCHBOX & THERMOS made by the Aladdin Industries Inc, Nashville, Tennessee. This collectible metal lunch box has spot rust and surface wear but the front graphic is in very good condition. The lunch box handle is intact. This lunch box is usually missing its thermos. This sale includes the thermos but the thermos is missing the plastic top. Lunchbox measures about 8 inches, 7 inches, by 3 3/4 inches. The box and thermos have great space adventure themed graphics. A top notch collectible toy that slightly predates the U.S. and Soviet Union space race.
Tom Corbett was the main character in a series of Tom Corbett — Space Cadet stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, originally Roger Manning and later T.J. Thistle, cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkrooms, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser Polaris, and on alien worlds, both within the solar system and in orbit around nearby stars.
