Posted 8 years ago
efiladeeni
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It's an american thermos product co lunchbox and has yellow fuzzy lining. I'm trying to date it and not finding anything. So frustrating!
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My opinion is a bit of home craft.
I'm guessing your lunch kit is from the 1950's due to it's barn like shape. The handle should be the curved plastic. It looks like a home project. Some of the older metal lunch kits like the Handy Andy possibly had a leather handle and a small number had a round metal handle which folded down like the common curved plastic handle.
Thank you all so much! It looked like a craft project to me too, but then i came across another, same wooden handle, different picture, but with the same yellow velvet inside http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/g/uO8AAOSwpLNX8ZL5/s-l225.jpg isn't that odd?
Interesting was there any more information??
not really, it's a closed ebay listing, but when it was still active the lister commented that the yellow velvet needed re-gluing...i've read so much now i'm getting confused, but i think he said it was from the 30's. looks too nice for that old. I don't know anything honestly, just fascinated in the research.
There are some other customized lunch kits listed on ebay.
You are viewing a vintage The America Thermos Bottle Co. From ebay
lunch box with decoupage in an Asian theme.
The inside is lined with felt.
Measures about 10 x 7.25 x 4.5 inches.
There are a few worn spots and scratches so please see photos. Seller growdough 3858 Listing:
Vintage Lunch Box Decopouge Asian Theme American Thermos Bottle Co.
Wikipedia
Decoupage or Découpageis the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special paint effects, gold leaf and other decorative elements. Commonly, an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnishes (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work. The traditional technique used 30 to 40 layers of varnish which were then sanded to a polished finish.
This is why you found the other lunch kit I'm pretty sure that American thermos didn't manufacture this type of lunchkit with the wooden handle it looks like a custom job.
well what do you know...thanks for the help!
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