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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 BoxesYankee DoodlesGeorge Washington Crossing The Delaware King Seeley Thermos Co. 1975,2011
 Lunch BoxesYosemite Sam & Bugs BunnyElmer Fudd Vinyl King Seeley Thermos Co. 1971,2011
 Lunch BoxesZorroHorse On Hind Legs Fight Scene Metal Aladdin 19582011
 Lunch BoxesZorroRed Sky & Border Raised Image Of Zorro Aladdin 1966,2011
Lunch BoxesBugs BunnyYosemite Sam,Vinyl,King Seeley Thermos Co.,c.1971 Illustrated2011
Lunch BoxesCanadian HockeyReferee Signals,General Steel Wares,1960s,7 x 8 x 4 In. Illustrated2011
Lunch BoxesMan From U.N.C.L.E.Jack Davis,Metal,King Seeley Thermos Co. 1966 Illustrated2011
Lunch BoxesMike MercurySupercar Orbital Food Container,Metal 1962 Illustrated2011
Lunch BoxesMonroesEmbossed Lithograph,Aladdin 1967 Illustrated2011
Lunch BoxesYogi BearTug-O-War Contest,Vinyl,Hanna-Barbera,Aladdin,c.1961 Illustrated2011
 Lunch BoxesAstronaut Space Ships, Lunar Surface Scene, Steel, King Seeley, c.1960, 9 In.2010
 Lunch BoxesBanana Splits Playing Instruments, Vinyl, Thermos, King Seeley Thermos Co., 1969,2010
 Lunch BoxesBarbie Metal Thermos, Red Plastic Cap, Mattel, King Seeley Thermos Co., 1962,2010
 Lunch BoxesBatman Robin, TV Show, Tin, Aladdin Industries, 1966, 7 x 8 x 4 3/4 In.2010
 Lunch BoxesBattlestar Gallactica Cylons, Spaceships, Yellow, Metal, Thermos, Aladdin, 19782010
 Lunch BoxesBobby Sherman Playing Guitar, Hearts, Metal, Thermos, King Seeley, 19722010
 Lunch BoxesBugaloos Pink, Thermos, Krofft Productions Inc., 19712010
 Lunch BoxesCircus Wagon Dome Top, Tin Lithograph, Plastic Handle, Thermos Brand2010
 Lunch BoxesGlobe Trotter Dome Top, Metal, Thermos, Aladdin, 1959,2010
 Lunch BoxesGrizzly Adams Life & Times, Cabin, Bear, Dome Top, Tin, Aladdin, 1977, 6 1/2 x 9 In.2010
 Lunch BoxesGunsmoke Matt Dillon, Gunfight, Metal, Thermos, Aladdin, 19732010
 Lunch BoxesIncredible Hulk Steel, Thermos, 1978,2010
 Lunch BoxesJames Bond 007 Metal, Thermos, Gildrose Productions, 19662010
 Lunch BoxesLaugh-In Cast, Tin, Thermos, Aladdin Industries, 1968, 7 x 8 x 3 3/4 In.2010
 Lunch BoxesMan From U.N.C.L.E. Jack Davis, Metal, Thermos, King Seeley Thermos Co., 1966,2010
 

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