Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art Tin Litho Covered Handled Lunch or Sewing Basket This attractive oval metal lunch, storage, or sewing basket has a tin litho design of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art figures all around the sides and on the lid. I believe it dates to the 1930s. It measures 11" by 11-1/2" by 4-1/4" deep (not including the height of the hinged swing handles). It has wonderful, colorful graphics in red, yellow, green and white on black.

The basket is in excellent condition with little wear. The inside is clean with no rust or scratches, the outside has no major dents or scratches and no fading of the colors. There is a tiny, barely seen ding near the bottom at the seam, and a couple of tiny nicks to the litho finish, none much bigger than a pinprick.

Circa: 1930s - 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Unmarked  

Peanuts Charlie Brown Metal Lunch Box This metal Thermos lunchbox features the Peanuts comic strip characters - Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Lucy, with comics on every side. The box background is red, the handle and latch are yellow plastic. Inside the lunch box is a yellow plastic Thermos with pour spout stopper, no cup. The plastic is cracked down one side corner.

The lunch box has typical wear but I can find no dents or dings. There is minor rust on the inside corners and wear to the graphics at the edges and corners. Above the word Thermos on the lid, someone's name has been scratched out.

Circa: 1970s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Thermos