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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 BoxesMarvel Comics Super Heroes Metal, Thermos, Aladdin, 19762010
Lunch BoxesMunsters Riding In Car, Tin, Kayro-Vue Productions, 1965, 7 x 8 3/4 x 4 In.2010
Lunch BoxesMy Little Pony Ponies, Rainbow, Pink, Plastic, Thermos, Aladdin, 19862010
Lunch BoxesTarzan Fighting Lion, Tin, Thermos, Aladdin Industries, 1966, 7 x 8 x 4 In.2010
Lunch BoxesTom Corbet Space Cadet, Blue, Tin, Aladdin Industries, 7 x 8 x 3 3/4 In.2010
Lunch BoxesWayne Gretzky Blue, Plastic, Thermos, Aladdin, 1980s,2010
Lunch BoxesWee Pals Kid Power, Plastic Thermos, King Features, American Thermos, 1974,2010
Lunch BoxesWorld Of Dr. Seuss Cat In Hat Juggling, Blue, Vinyl, Thermos, Aladdin, 19702010
Lunch BoxesWrinkles Red, Plastic, Thermos, Ganz Brothers, 1984,2010
Lunch BoxesABC TV Wide World Of Sports Yellow, Sports Pictures, c.1976, 131/4 In.2009
Lunch BoxesAstronaut Dome, American Thermos Co., 19602009
Lunch BoxesBanana Splits White, Vinyl, Hanna-Barbera, King Seeley, 19692009
Lunch BoxesBeatles Aladdin, 1965,2009
Lunch BoxesBread Loaf Dome Top, Metal, Graphics, Aladdin, 19682009
Lunch BoxesBullwinkle Vinyl, King Seeley, 19632009
Lunch BoxesCabbage Patch Kids Plastic, King Seeley, c.19832009
Lunch BoxesCampbell Kids Metal, Ohio Art, 19752009
Lunch BoxesCasper The Friendly Ghost Vinyl, King Seeley, 19662009
Lunch BoxesChuck Wagon Dome Top, Steel, Aladdin, 1958-602009
Lunch BoxesDawn White, Vinyl, Aladdin, 19702009
Lunch BoxesDutch Cottage Domed, Steel, American Thermos Products, 19582009
Lunch BoxesDynomutt Metal, King Seeley, 19762009
Lunch BoxesE.T. Metal, Aladdin, 19822009
Lunch BoxesEmpire Strikes Back King Seeley, 1980,2009
Lunch BoxesFall Guy Metal, Aladdin, 19812009
 

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