Lunch Boxes
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.
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[ack] => Success
[version] => 1.12.0
[timestamp] => 2013-05-22T02:00:10.810Z
[searchResult] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[@attributes] => Array
(
[count] => 4
)
[item] => Array
(
[0] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 111076343329
[title] => 6 Salad, Desert or Lunch Plates made in France in Original Box w/ Cheese Motiff
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 25
[categoryName] => Other
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mdROhRqKnAkwZ1nDPZkmqsg/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=lunch-boxes&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=111076343329
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 62025
[location] => Edwardsville,IL,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingType] => Calculated
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => false
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 1
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 12.99
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 12.99
[bidCount] => 1
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P3DT21H15M43S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-18T23:15:53.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-25T23:15:53.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => true
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/111076343329_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
[1] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 151047739229
[title] => VINTAGE tin childs lunch box APPLE green paint
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 1217
[categoryName] => Primitives
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/m_iCsRs1otKn47-TawYVQGg/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=lunch-boxes&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=151047739229
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 04955
[location] => New Sharon,ME,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingServiceCost] => 4.5
[shippingType] => Flat
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => false
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 10
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 9.95
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 9.95
[bidCount] => 2
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P3DT23H51M33S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-19T01:51:43.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-26T01:51:43.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => false
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
[2] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 151047789837
[title] => Antique Miners Stackable Lunch Box Vintage Copper with Brass
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 170063
[categoryName] => Mining
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mpYMdHJqMbybaVtCcqMxSYg/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=lunch-boxes&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=151047789837
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 98338
[location] => Graham,WA,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingType] => Calculated
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => false
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 2
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 30.99
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 30.99
[bidCount] => 2
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P4DT2H44M31S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-19T04:44:41.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-26T04:44:41.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => false
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/151047789837_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
[3] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[itemId] => 151048114281
[title] => antique chinese lunch box
[globalId] => EBAY-US
[primaryCategory] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[categoryId] => 37922
[categoryName] => Boxes
)
[galleryURL] => http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/m/mzAZ--D3mpgc0LkUcAIYniA/140.jpg
[viewItemURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=2&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=lunch-boxes&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&item=151048114281
[paymentMethod] => PayPal
[autoPay] => false
[postalCode] => 08560
[location] => Titusville,NJ,USA
[country] => US
[shippingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[shippingServiceCost] => 18.99
[shippingType] => Flat
[shipToLocations] => US
[expeditedShipping] => true
[oneDayShippingAvailable] => false
[handlingTime] => 3
)
[sellingStatus] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[currentPrice] => 99.0
[convertedCurrentPrice] => 99.0
[bidCount] => 0
[sellingState] => Active
[timeLeft] => P4DT15H53M32S
)
[listingInfo] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[bestOfferEnabled] => false
[buyItNowAvailable] => false
[startTime] => 2013-05-19T17:53:42.000Z
[endTime] => 2013-05-26T17:53:42.000Z
[listingType] => Auction
[gift] => false
)
[returnsAccepted] => false
[galleryPlusPictureURL] => http://galleryplus.ebayimg.com/ws/web/151048114281_1_0_1.jpg
[isMultiVariationListing] => false
[topRatedListing] => false
)
)
)
[paginationOutput] => SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[pageNumber] => 1
[entriesPerPage] => 4
[totalPages] => 5
[totalEntries] => 17
)
[itemSearchURL] => http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&toolid=10044&campid=5336649018&customid=lunch-boxes&lgeo=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3FLH_Auction%3D1%26_nkw%3DLunch%2BBoxes%26_ddo%3D1%26_ipg%3D4%26_mcats%3D870%257C20081%26_pgn%3D1%26_sop%3D12
)
strkey:lunch-boxes (Lunch Boxes | Advertising & Store Collectibles Price Guide) eBay Auctions
US $12.99
US $9.95
US $30.99
US $99.00
Sorted By
Category Pattern or Item Description Year Priced Lunch Boxes Snow White & 7 Dwarfs Aladdin, Plastic, 1974 1995 Lunch Boxes Snow White & 7 Dwarfs Tin Lithograph, Double Handles, Belgium 1995 Lunch Boxes Tammy & Pepper Vinyl, 1962 1995 Lunch Boxes Wild Bill Hickok & Jingles 1955 1995 Lunch Boxes Burley Boy Child Boxing, The White Man's Hope, Metal, 6 1/2 X 4 X 5 In. 1995 Lunch Boxes Popeye She's Mine, 1980 1995 Lunch Boxes Lolly's New Look Merle Norman, Pink Plastic Box, 1980s 1995 Lunch Boxes Miner's Lisk Sales, Nickel Over Brass, Sample 1995 Lunch Boxes Porky's Lunch Wagon Dome, 1959 1995 Lunch Boxes Yogi's Treasure Hunt 3-d 1995
