The Golden Age of Lunch Boxes

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1. In 1949, Robert O. Burton's original prototype lunch kit was produced. Aladdin Industries released it in 1950. It was a plain metal box with a decal on the front. Which famous TV cowboy star was pictured on the decal ? Roy Rogers Hopalong Cassidy Gene Autry Wild Bill Hickock

2. With the success of Aladdin's lunch kit, American Thermos decided to produce a kit of their own in 1953. Their version was a fully lithographed box with a TV like picture of the Double R Bar ranch, and the images of what famous pair? Answer: (5 Words - Happy Trails! - please, include the word 'and')

3. In 1954, ADCO Liberty and Universal entered as two more lunch box competitors. ADCO featured Howdy Doody, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Davy Crockett. They had a run-in with Disney when which person was included on a Davy Crockett lunch box..? Kit Carson Superman The Lone Ranger Gene Autry

4. A new breed of 'character' lunch boxes emerged in 1957. Instead of the square metal TV screen looking box, what shape were they..? rectangular triangular round dome shaped

5. Beginning in 1959, a new material began coating the outside of the lunch box. What was it..? cardboard vinyl plastic wood

6. In 1962, Aladdin introduced another new lunch box design technique. This technique became their trademark, and was a new way to bring life to the lunch box. What was it..? the brunch shoulder bag 3-D embossing the thermos cork stopper the kaboodle kit

7. Aladdin passed up the chance to get the Barbie lunch box license. KST (King Seeley Thermos) got that one. So, Aladdin created a Barbie wannabe. What was her name...? Midge Merrin Eleanor Tammy

8. One lunch box manufacturer could not be bothered with licensing characters to put on their boxes. They did give us an unlimited variety of plaid boxes! Who were they...? Standard Plastics Ohio Art Mattel Landers, Frary and Clark

9. Around 1972, lunch box manufacturers switched from metal to plastic. This was to cut manufacturing costs, and because crusading mothers thought of metal as dangerous assault weapons! True False

10. A famous singer-musician has a large lunch box collection and has written two songs about them - 'There's a Devil in My Lunchbox' and 'Lunchbox'. Who is this person..? Cindy Lauper Marilyn Manson Alice Cooper Weird Al Yankovic