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What was Your Favorite Childhood Lunch Box?
Today's kids have as many options as ever, but nothing will take the place of the GI Joe or Scooby-Doo.
Lunch boxes have changed in design and shape over the years, but the idea is the same. Along with space inside for a cold drink, sandwich and snack, the cover is devoted to a favorite cartoon, character, TV show or movie.
That's why Justin Bieber and Darth Vader and Japanese cartoon characters are staring out at shoppers from the shelves of Target.
Back in the '70s, the lunch boxes were aluminum. In the '80s, they gave way to plastic. Vintage lunch boxes now are highly collectible. They are displayed as collections in people's homes, and sometimes they get their own art gallery shows.
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