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Lunch boxes and lunch pails have been used to carry lunches to school or work since the nineteenth century. The first lunch box came out in 1902 and was shaped like a picnic basket, with scenes of children playing on it. Today, most collectors want either early tobacco advertising boxes or children's lunch boxes made since the 1930s. These boxes are made of metal or plastic. Boxes listed here include the original Thermos bottle inside the box unless otherwise indicated. Movie, television, and cartoon characters may be found in their own categories. Tobacco tin pails and lunch boxes are listed in the Advertising category. 

 
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CategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Lunch BoxesLooney TunesBugs Sylvester Speedy Elmer Tweety Metal American Thermos 19592011
Lunch BoxesLost In SpaceSpace Craft Robot Cyclops King Seeley Thermos Co. 19572011
Lunch BoxesMary PoppinsEmbossed Metal Mary Floating In Air Aladdin 1964,2011
Lunch BoxesMonkeesThermos King Seeley Thermos Co. Canada 1967.,2011
Lunch BoxesMunstersGreen White Lid 19652011
Lunch BoxesMunstersIn Munster Mobile Metal King Seeley Thermos Co. 1965,2011
Lunch BoxesOsmondsPortraits Of The 5 Brothers Close-Up Of Donny Aladdin 1973,2011
Lunch BoxesPac-ManVinyl Copyright By Bally Aladdin 1980,2011
Lunch BoxesPaladinOn Horse Have Gun Will Travel Metal Aladdin 19602011
Lunch BoxesPink PantherWhite Image Of Pink Panther & Inspector Clouseau Aladdin 19802011
Lunch BoxesPorky’s Lunch WagonPorky Pig Elmer Fudd Daffy Duck American Thermos 19592011
Lunch BoxesRaggedy Ann & AndyBoth In Blue Denim White Handle Vinyl Aladdin 19732011
Lunch BoxesRobin HoodShooting Bow & Arrow Metal Aladdin 1956,2011
Lunch BoxesRoy RogersDale Evans Tin Lithograph American Thermos2011
Lunch BoxesSmokey The BearVinyl Smokey’s Rules Okay Industries 1975,2011
Lunch BoxesSnoopyDome Yellow Red Handle Lying On Back Eating Sandwich American Thermos 19682011
Lunch BoxesTarzanTarzan Knife Fighting Leaping Lion Carrying Chimp Aladdin 19662011
Lunch BoxesTwiggyVinyl Portrait Image Minnow Co. Aladdin c.19672011
Lunch BoxesUniversal’s Movie MonstersMetal Aladdin 19792011
Lunch BoxesVolkswagen BusRed White Metal Omni Graphics 1960s2011
Lunch BoxesVoyage To The Bottom Of The SeaMetal Aladdin 19672011
Lunch BoxesWayne GretzkyPlastic Canada Aladdin 1980,2011
Lunch BoxesWelcome Back KotterSweathogs Metal Aladdin 1976,2011
Lunch BoxesWild WestStopping Train Metal Aladdin 1969,2011
Lunch BoxesWonder WomanFull Image Of Her On Yellow White Handle Yellow Cap Aladdin 19772011
 

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