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Aristus

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37. No. My parents either sprang for the school lunch, or sent me to school with a bagged lunch.

Thu May 14, 2026, 11:32 AM

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I was wildly out of step with the other schoolkids in the 1970's, all of whom had the latest movie/TV series metal lunchboxes. By the time my parents got around to getting me a cheap plastic lunchbox, themed lunchboxes were out of fashion, and all the kids were bringing bagged lunches.

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Did you have a metal lunch box for school? what cartoon or tv character or design was on it? Mine was Barbie walking a [View all] debm55 Wednesday OP

Bullwinkle and Rocky ScoutHikerDad Wednesday #1

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My parents were of the depression; we had paper bags. dem4decades Wednesday #2

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Me too JMCKUSICK Wednesday #24

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Same here. Morbius Thursday #41

We brought our bag home to be reused too. Imagine that. dem4decades Thursday #42

Davy Crockett sinkingfeeling Wednesday #5

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Roy Rogers and Dale Evan's Tiny Tabby Wednesday #6

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Brown paper bag, here, too. nocoincidences Wednesday #7

That is fine. I used brown paper bags for a copy of years. I would decorate with crayons. TY nocoincidences. debm55 Wednesday #13

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We were poor when I was a kid Hey Joe Wednesday #9

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I think I had a Red Ryder or Davy Crockett lunch box. I remember the first book I ever read was doc03 Wednesday #12

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Only one I remenber SarasotaDem Wednesday #17

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Yellow Submarine Eugene Wednesday #19

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Holly Hobbie Coventina Wednesday #21

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I went to a neighborhood grade school. . wnylib Wednesday #23

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Probably Evil Knievel. underpants Wednesday #26

Great. thank you very much for sharing with us.underpants. debm55 Wednesday #29

I had a metal lunch box. Don't remember the logo but i remember the glass thermos. Srkdqltr Wednesday #27

I think I had the same one! flor-de-jasmim Wednesday #31

;-{) Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier Goonch Wednesday #30

Quickdraw McGraw and Huckleberry Hound PufPuf23 Wednesday #32

A simple black and red tartan vanamonde Wednesday #33

I'm was going to say, they're quite collectible TexasBushwhacker Thursday #40

Roy Rogers and Trigger MoonlightHillFarm Wednesday #34

I had a Wagon Train Covered Wagon lunch Box Wolf Frankula Wednesday #35

Brown bag club here, too. We had Fat Albert thermoses for milk Alpeduez21 Thursday #36

No. My parents either sprang for the school lunch, or sent me to school with a bagged lunch. Aristus Thursday #37

A brown paper bag when I ate my lunch at school. lucca18 Thursday #38

Batman and robin from the 1960 tv series. The bat. Log on one side and a scene AllaN01Bear Thursday #39

A brown paper bag u4ic Yesterday #43

No! We lived just within the one mile distance that you had to go home for lunch. Fla Dem Yesterday #44