Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 22 minutes ago

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This iconic metal case is constantly appearing in movies and TV shows. But where did it come from?

Today we're digging into the history of the Zero-Halliburton aluminum suitcase.

#halliburton #movieprop #movieprops #luggage #history #aluminum #companyhistory

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Halliburton History: archive.org/details/legendofhallibur0000rode/page/n5/mode/2up

Zero Haliburton: zerohalliburton.com
Zero Manufacturing: zerocases.com

Perkin's Oil Well Cementing Patent:
patents.google.com/patent/US1011484A

Zero-Halliburton's Lunar Container Story: zerohalliburton.com/pages/apollo-episode-1
Union Carbide's Lunar Container Story: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1030008/m2/1/high_res_d/4480410.pdf

1948 Zeirold Metals article:
google.com/books/edition/Western_Metalworking/II44AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=zeirold+metals&pg=RA14-PA32&printsec=frontcover

Tom Mix Death:
truewestmagazine.com/article/the-day-tom-mix-died

Old Zero-Halliburton Ads:
books.google.com/books?id=9xQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=zero+halliburton&hl=en
google.com/books/edition/NASA_Tech_Briefs/791yb5UZBPcC?hl=en
books.google.com/books?id=wTedX0OUbCMC&pg=PA1497&dq=zero+halliburton&hl=en
google.com/books/edition/Harper_s_Bazaar/yYTtYPdgTK4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=halliburton+travel+cases&pg=RA1-PA246&printsec=frontcover
books.google.com/books?id=tUoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA135&dq=halliburton+travel+cases&hl=en
books.google.com/books?id=9kwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA127&dq=halliburton+travel+cases&hl=en

Chapters:
00:00 Parody Intro
00:44 Erle Halliburton
02:06 Aluminum Inspirations
02:49 Hollywood Takes Interest
04:42 NASA Connection?
05:41 Centurion Case Tour
06:57 Zero-Halliburton Today
07:42 Outro