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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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ImageCategoryPattern or ItemDescriptionYear Priced
Lunch Box Gigi French Poodle Eiffel Tower Vinyl Softie By Aladdin 1962Lunch BoxesGigiFrench Poodle, Eiffel Tower, Vinyl, Softie By Aladdin, 1962, Illustrated2008
 Lunch BoxesGlobe-TrotterMetal, Dome, Aladdin, 19592008
 Lunch BoxesGomer Pyle USMCMetal, Aladdin, 19662008
 Lunch BoxesGoober & The Ghost ChasersKing Seeley Thermos Co., c.19742008
 Lunch BoxesGreat Wild WestWestern Theme, Indians, Cowboys, Thermos, Universal, 19592008
 Lunch BoxesGremlinsPink Corvette, Gremlins Driving, Aladdin, 19842008
 Lunch BoxesGun Of Will SonnettMetal, King Seeley Thermos Co., 19682008
 Lunch BoxesGunsmokeMatt Dillon, U.S. Marshal, Metal, Aladdin, 19592008
 Lunch BoxesHector HeathcoatCBS Terrytoons Cartoons Image, Aladdin, 19642008
Lunch Box Home Town Airport Steel Dome King Seeley Thermos Co 1960Lunch BoxesHome Town AirportSteel, Dome, King Seeley Thermos Co., 1960, Illustrated2008
 Lunch BoxesHot WheelsMattel Hot Wheel Cars, King Seeley Thermos Co., 19692008
Lunch Box Jetsons Steel Dome 1963Lunch BoxesJetsonsSteel, Dome, 1963, Illustrated2008
 Lunch BoxesKellogg?s CerealTony The Tiger, Rice Krispies, Aladdin, 19692008
 Lunch BoxesKrofft Super ShowMetal, Aladdin, 19762008
 Lunch BoxesLance Link Secret ChimpMetal, King Seeley Thermos Co., 19712008
 Lunch BoxesLand Of The GiantsSci-Fi TV Show, Aladdin, 19682008
 Lunch BoxesLand Of The LostMetal, Aladdin, 19752008
 Lunch BoxesLaugh-InSock-It-To-Me, Brunch Bag, Yellow, Aladdin, 19682008
 Lunch BoxesLittle Dutch MissMetal, Universal Industries, 19592008
 Lunch BoxesLittle FriendsMetal, No Thermos, Aladdin, 19822008
 Lunch BoxesLittle House On The PrairieMetal, King Seeley Thermos Co., 19782008
 Lunch BoxesLoonie Tunes TVCartoon Characters In Scene, American Thermos2008
 Lunch BoxesLost In SpaceDome, Metal, King Seeley Thermos Co., 19672008
 Lunch BoxesLudwig Von Drake In DisneylandMetal, Aladdin, 19612008
 Lunch BoxesLunch N MunchRed, Vinyl, American Thermos, 19592008
 

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