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MID-20TH C MATTEL THE WORLD OF BARBIE 1971 LITHO'D VINYL LUNCH BOX, ORIG THERMOS
$ 46.2
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Description
MID-20TH CENTURYAME
RI
CAN
VINTAGE
MATTEL
'
THE WORLD OF BARBIE'
LITHOGRAPHED,
PADDED
VINYL
SCHOOL
LUNCH
BOX,
DATED
1971
with
ORIGINAL
INSULATED
1/2
PINT
THERMOS
(Dated 1971)
Mid-20th century
Mattel
Barbie
lunchboxes & associated Barbie merchandise
DIMENSIONS:
The
Barbie
'The World of Barbie'
lunch box measures:
9" Width x 7" Height x 4" Depth
The
hot/cold
Barbie
Thermos
brand thermos holds
a half liquid pint.
DESCRIPTION:
This vintage
1971 Mattel
'The World of Barbie'
padded, insulated vinyl girl's handled lunch box, has its original accompanying
Thermos
brand half-pint lithographed enamel thermos, with mercury glass insulated interior sleeve. It's fairly clean, with only what appears to be the shadow of a
Sharpie marker
price of
.59
that was at some point, possibly written on the lunch box when it was first resold at a yard sale or flea market many years ago. We've tried to simply wash it with mild soap and water but were only able to diminish its intensity. We stopped there and didn't use any stronger bleaching compounds or more aggressive cleaning agents. This amounts to any damage that may have occurred to the lunch box's exterior or interior sidewalls. The front metal flip latch, which holds the front flap cover to the body in the closed position, is now missing the top rectangular tab portion of the latch, which at some point in time, had broken off. Aside from these two instances of damage, the original
Barbie
'The World of Barbie'
padded, insulated vinyl lunch box
and original
Barbie
Thermos brand
thermos are in great shape. 49 years old and counting. Very cool piece of
Ame
ri
can
nostalgia and
mid-20th century
Ame
ri
can
cultural artifact, produced in an era when things were a bit simpler, than they are now. What were you carrying on the bus on your way to school back in 1971?
CONDITION:
Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.