"THERMOS SCHOOL LUNCH KITS" 1970 UNUSED LUNCHBOX STORE DISPLAY COMPLETE WITH 20 OLD STORE STOCK LUNCHBOXES (BARBIE, HOT WHEELS, BANANA SPLITS, PEANUTS & MORE).
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Winning Bid:
$5,192.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
7
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #244 Session 2
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Item Description
9.5x19x37.5" brown cardboard shipping vendor display box assembles into store display that includes display header card, cardboard floor base, instruction sheet and ad slick that pictures display assembled. Display is complete w/insert that holds full compliment of 20 unused, old store stock lunchboxes. King-Seeley Thermos Co., 1970.  Shipping carton shows obvious aging and wear as stored over the decades as not dual-purpose design allowed for both shipping and display and was meant to be discarded upon end of promotion. Brown paper tape has been added to interior corners of shipping box to reinforce overall shape. Due to the fragile nature of this cardboard, display cannot be used assembled as intended. Shipping box portion is Good/VG. Header display evenly aged w/some scattered wear at left/right flaps. Fine overall. Floor base is evenly aged but unused w/perforated areas intact. Some wear to insert tabs, but o/w VF/Exc. Instruction sheet shows heavy wear w/insect damage but remains legible and is just Good overall. Ad slick shows some wear w/creasing and is Fine. Lunchboxes are a variety of styles and formats, each coming w/issued thermoses.

Lunchboxes are as follows -
Vinyl - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Banana Splits, Corsage, Peanuts, Barbie and Francie
Metal Dome - Have Lunch With Snoopy (3x)
Metal - The Brady Bunch, Family Affair, Hee Haw, Julia, Hot Wheels, Peanuts (3x), Road Runner (2x), Campus Queen and Play Ball baseball-themed lunchbox. Both Campus Queen and Play Ball have magnetic game on back (complete w/unused parts in sealed plastic bag).

Of these lunchboxes, five have thermoses that have had their inner glass compartment loosen or detach from thermos. These include - The Brady Bunch, Family Affair, one of the Peanuts (dome) and Corsage. Rest of thermoses remain intact and the three dome lunchboxes even include the original packing paper. Lunchboxes are unused, old store stock, but do exhibit some lt. scattered wear as packaged over the decades, some w/scattered interior wear from thermoses. Those w/the most noticable wear are the two Road Runner boxes, which show more moderate wear to their purple rims and are VF. The Banana Splits vinyl has some scattered areas of lt. pink staining, but is o/w VF. Rest are Exc. overall and all vinyl lunchboxes remain free of any splits. Thermoses show some lt. scattered wear from metal holders, but majority are Exc. to NM. Call for additional condition details. Rare, one-of-a-kind display featuring old store stock King-Seeley lunchboxes and thermoses, the only such example we know of. Due to size and/or weight of this item, shipping charges may be substantial. Please contact us w/any shipping inquiries prior to close of auction.
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