Your Lunch Box May Be a Collectible
Lunch boxes come in all shapes and sizes nowadays and are made from a
variety of materials, so different from the metal lunch boxes of my
childhood. My grandchildren have plastic, cloth or canvas ones. My uncle
carried the large black laborers' type with rounded top. My grandfather
took lunch in a small metal box (which I still have) when he worked in
the woodlot in the early 1900s.
Lunch Box CollectiblesMany lunch boxes have become collectibles nowadays, especially the metal ones made before the 1980s when they were discontinued in favor of plastic. Numerous lunch boxes centered around Saturday morning TV themes so are the height of nostalgia.Thermos bottles, too, are included as collectibles. The lunch box is considered more valuable if it comes with matching thermos. However, most collectors will accumulate them separately. Bring Back MemoriesAs you look at lunch boxes, either in pictures, in collections and displays, or in flea markets, most people are captivated by those that bring back memories of their own childhood. The designs catching your attention will be those found on the lunch boxes you and your friends used.Lunch Box TypesWhat are some of the memorable lunch boxes collectors seek or bring back memories?Think of Superman, Howdy Doody, G.I. Joe, Batman, the Jetsons, Dick Tracy, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Trigger, Robin Hood, Flipper, Space Cadet, Snow White, Barbie, Twiggy, Peanuts, and many more. Related Lunch Box CollectiblesAmong the lunch box collectibles you'll encounter blueprints for boxes and thermoses, cardboard store displays, catalog pages, proof sheets, comic strips showing characters carrying lunch boxes, and pamphlets of recipes for lunch box menus.(c)2001 Mary Emma Allen About the Author |
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