The Coolest Lunchboxes Ever Made

The lunchbox is the classic symbol of happy childhood memories. Nearly everybody has carried one at some point in his or her lifetime, filled with sandwiches, sides, and juice boxes - all the fixins' of hopefully healthy and delicious lunches.

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Here we take a look at a variety of lunchboxes throughout history, and highlight just how they've evolved - and how they've stayed the same - in both shape and design over the decades. Inherently, in doing so we also take a look at how pop culture and mass consumption of popular television characters has shifted. Happy lunching!

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Etsy/Betterintime

Gang's All Here

As Disney gained steam and developed more characters, another round of Disney tins was created - in this 1960s school bus rendition, many of the most well-known figures are pictured.

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Fonz/Fanpop.com


Aaaaeeeyyy!


This 1976 box shows the popular sitcom Happy Days, highlighting a cartoon likeness of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli.

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eBay/cu70da
eBay/cu70da

E.T. Phone Home

As one of the most famous movies of all time, the 1980s film E.T certainly deserves a place on our list of lunchboxes throughout history.

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eBay/ReadieFreddie
eBay/ReadieFreddie

Cowabunga, Dude

One of the most iconic boxes of the 1990s bears a classic image of the beloved cartoon show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.








Thinkstock/iStockphoto
Thinkstock/iStockphoto

Lunch Gets Modernized

Today, much of the focus of commercial products is on efficiency and practicality - this simple lunchbox highlights this trend, keeping the entertainment value low, but the efficiency level high.

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-Daisy Melamed, The Daily Meal