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lapucelle

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4. Do you remember that metal arm thing that held the thermos in place?

Mon Aug 18, 2025, 10:52 AM

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I was kinda disappointed to discover that lunchboxes were no longer metal when it came time to buy them for my own kids.

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If you had a lunch box for grade school, what design was on it. Mine was pink, with Barbie walking her French poodle. It [View all] debm55 Monday OP

I remember how breakable the old time thermoses were because they were lined with glass. lapucelle Monday #1

Thank you Iapucelle. I remember that sound too. debm55 Monday #2

Do you remember that metal arm thing that held the thermos in place? lapucelle Monday #4

Only lived half a block from elem school, so I went home everyday for lunch SheltieLover Monday #3

Thank you very much, ShelterLover. Somedays, I walked home with my lunch box and ate the lunch at home as I watched debm55 Monday #6

Nope, no lunch box through 8th grade EYESORE 9001 Monday #5

Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001 for sharing with us. Great memories in your post debm55 Monday #9

Too bad I don't have any memories of nifty lunch boxes EYESORE 9001 Monday #12

You are a very kind person debm55 Monday #25

Mine was Looney Tunes. BarbaRosa Monday #7

Thank you very much, BaraRosa. That sounds great. debm55 Monday #11

Check out this guy's collection. lapucelle Monday #8

OMG, I went to the link and found one of the lunch boxes I had. It was pink and had three ballerinas on it. debm55 Monday #13

Paper bag. Sneederbunk Monday #10

Thank you very much, Sneederbunk.In Junior High, I carried bags. We would also put our crayons in bags, One morning, in debm55 Monday #16

This one? lapucelle Monday #24

No lunch box. I walked home to Mommy, seven blocks, rsdsharp Monday #14

Thank you very much, rsdsharp. I hope she had a bowl of hot soup for you. debm55 Monday #18

Sometimes. Homemade chicken rice or potato if I was lucky! rsdsharp Monday #22

Great! Especially for the walk back to school debm55 Monday #27

I don't remember the design, but still remember the smell jmbar2 Monday #15

HAHHAHA. Thank you very much, jmbar2. Every night I would clean out my lunch box, wash and dry it and pack the next debm55 Monday #20

2 faves. Banana Splits and the Metal Archies cayugafalls Monday #17

Thank you very much, cayugafalls. Yes, mine are long gone too. debm55 Monday #21

Roy Rogers and Trigger MoonlightHillFarm Monday #19

Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm. That was neat. debm55 Monday #23

Snoopy! johnp3907 Monday #26

Wow. That is great to still have it. Thank you Johnp3907 debm55 Monday #29

Yellow Submarine (Thermos c. 1970) Eugene Monday #28

Thank you, Eugene, I love it. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Monday #30

Brown paper bags. Ritabert Monday #31

Thank you very much for sharing. Ritabert. In Junior High I would decorate my bags with different designs. debm55 Monday #33

I had a Beatles lunch box! Diamond_Dog Monday #32

Thank you very much Diamond-Dog. At our school, lunch boxes weren't cool in 5th grade. I would pack a bag, eat at home debm55 Monday #34

I lived close to the grade school and went home for lunch. Emile Monday #35

Thank you very much, Emile, I did all three--lunch box, home or cafeteria meal. debm55 Monday #36

batman. also brown bagged and plain jane ones . AllaN01Bear Monday #37

Thank you very much for sharing the link with us. I enjoyed looking and reading. TY, Bear. debm55 Monday #38

Holly Hobbie Coventina Monday #39

Thank you Coventina. That is so cute. Thank you for sharing debm55 Monday #40

1962 NY Giants NFL team. malthaussen Monday #41

Thank you malthaussen. Yes, the thermos didn't last long for sure. debm55 Monday #44

Mine was Charlie Brown and Snoopy. arkielib Monday #42

That's sweet. that you arkelib. debm55 Monday #45

Masters of the Universe in 1983 Polybius Monday #43

wow, that's neat. Thank you, Polybius. debm55 Monday #46

Six Million Dollar Man JMCKUSICK Monday #47

Thank you very much, John. That's great. debm55 Tuesday #49

Quickdraw McGraw on one side and Huckleberry Hound on the other side. PufPuf23 Monday #48

PufPuf23. I really like you Quickdraw and Huckleberry Hound. lunchbox. Very cool debm55 Tuesday #50

Ninja turtles SSJVegeta Tuesday #51

HAHAHAHAH. My son had a Ninja turtles lunchbox.Thank you SSJVegeta. debm55 Tuesday #52

Welcome! Funny that this could be the first time Ive thought about in more than 30 years. SSJVegeta Tuesday #53

Unfortunate that it was thrown out. Marcuse Tuesday #54

Oh that is great!!!! Thank you Marcuse, I really like it. debm55 Tuesday #56

Mighty Mouse, flying through the air 4TheArts Tuesday #55

Thank you very much for sharing your Mighty Mouse lunch box, 4TheArts. Love it. debm55 Tuesday #57

I took my new Bonanza lunch box to school one day and so many kids made fun of me for it MIButterfly Tuesday #58

I am very sorry for how they treated you, MIButterfly. They were bullies and unkind. I liked Bonanza and would have debm55 Tuesday #59

Thank you debm55. MIButterfly Tuesday #60

Thank you , my friend. Love, Debbie. debm55 Tuesday #63

This exact one (see image) sakabatou Tuesday #61

Thank you very much, sakabatou, for sharing with us? Is that yours? debm55 Tuesday #62