Tin Lunch Boxes - Great Selection

Welcome to our tin lunch boxes page! Tin lunch boxes are a great way to store food that can be brought to work or school. Not having enough time and wanting to save money is one of the main reasons why many people op to bag their own lunch. The problem with bags is that it does not keep the food safe, and is susceptible to becoming damaged or crushed. This also ensures that you know what you are eating and can keep a healthy diet going no matter where you are. The use of tin boxes did not start until the early 20^th century through the use of tobacco tins, and have since established a solid foothold that because a basic school necessity of the youth.

For a very long time, lunch boxes were great for grade school students so that they could carry their snacks and have food which was controlled by their parents. It is even more important now, as the school lunches’ nutritional value deteriorated and students are bombarded with ads and easy access to vending machines. Many of these lunch boxes are out to attract children and feature pictures of their favorite characters, colorful designs and logs which can be easily recognized. The tin lunch boxes have a long history, and this also shows in the collector markets. Some of these boxes come as exclusive limited editions and can be sold for a pretty penny in the future. There are already many rich people that owe it all to collectibles such as these.

The first tin lunch box was manufactured in 1935 by Geuder, paeshke and Frey and it licensed a character that we all know; Mickey Mouse. It was lithographed in an oval tin container which later on evolved into the plastic and vinyl material variants that we can find on the shelves today. Tin lunch boxes were considered the most durable, and were the first batch of lunch boxes ever produced. Metal lunch boxes were preferred until the seventies, where a public outcry that they could be used as weapons by children momentarily hurt their sales.

Lunch boxes are still around, and now thanks to some of the things that happened in their history we mostly see plastic and vinyl lunch boxes being carried to school. This does not make the tin or metal lunch boxes any worst, as in actuality they are much healthier vessels for food. It is however up to the parents, and rules of the school if they can be used by the kids. I have found some of the best prices on the net, and a great selection and am confident that you will find something here to fit your budget comfort comfortably.

I am aware that many of the shoppers here are in actuality collectors, as many of these items are more known for their value in that field. The years between 1950-1987 are said to be the vintage period for metal and tin lunch boxes. This was the period before plastic lunch boxes entered the main stream, and there are some very rare and valuable finds to be had from those days. Even though lunch boxes have evolved over the years, they still serve only one major purpose, and that is to hold food for us when we are hungry.