Vintage Lunchbox Collection

For any of you who collect vintage tin lunchboxes and thermoses, how awesome is this collection? All 42 of these lunchboxes hail from the 50s to 70s era, featuring art from classic film and television shows like Get Smart, 007, Dukes of Hazzard, and The Incredible Hulk.

Displaying a collection like this is fairly easy since these boxes can stand on their own, the only thing that might be an issue would be an overload of graphics and colors in one concentrated area in a room.

(Image: Lost Found Art)

Comments (11)

Great collection. Meaningful, beautiful, and so lively! An orgy of colors well-organized always means fun. The dubious charms of mass culture products are best showcased that way.

posted by MissBalzac on September 22nd 2009 at 9:24am
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Wow! That is awesome. I love the way you have displayed your lunch boxes, and the artwork combined with the brilliant colors is truly spectacular.

posted by zoo on September 22nd 2009 at 9:43am
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Extrodinary--great way to display and they all seem to be made by the same manfacturer to boot.

posted by jen_g on September 22nd 2009 at 10:30am
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Wow, has anyone else clicked on that link to Lost Found Art? It is a great collection displayed with style but I'm a little deflated that the collection was created to be sold...much less romantic!

And who gets to buy something like a ready-made collection? Now I suddenly feel utterly cynical. Sigh.

posted by Slow Lorus on September 22nd 2009 at 11:09am
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"Overload of graphics and colors"? No such thing.

Awesome collection!

posted by aj on September 22nd 2009 at 11:39am
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This was just posted last week, no?

posted by LoriSF on September 22nd 2009 at 11:40am
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I love my lunchboxes. It is common that people sell off their whole collection of lunchboxes at once. Not sure why I could never sell them to someone that wouldn't appreciate them as much.

posted by alexis on September 22nd 2009 at 12:55pm
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beautiful display

posted by leadingedge on September 22nd 2009 at 1:53pm
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beautiful--and yes, this was already posted recently

posted by abc123 on September 22nd 2009 at 2:42pm
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Too cute! I have an affinity for anything nostalgic.

posted by Tobyacts on September 22nd 2009 at 4:35pm
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Love, love, love this!!!

posted by beckyjo on September 22nd 2009 at 8:18pm
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