| | |  | THERMOS | Home » » » Black Dome Lunch Box & Thermos | | | | | | | Description: | | Here's an update of a classic lunch box from the 1960s and 1970s. Made of black, heavy gauge steel, and with a stainless steel thermos that fits snugly in the upper half of the dome with a swing arm to hold it in place, this is the ultimate construction worker style lunch box... the real McCoy! Makes a perfect gift for you, your dad, or your Rosie the Riveter mom. For ages 12+. Lunchbox measures about 10.25" long, 7.25" tall, and 4.75" deep. The vacuum flask (thermos) holds 500 ml. (about 1 pint) and is about 9" tall, and 3" in diameter at the base. Thermos also has a collapsible handle and a detachable shoulder strap for those days when just coffee would do fine. | | | Features: | |
• An update of a classic lunch box from the 1960s and 1970s.
• Made of black, heavy gauge steel.
• Stainless steel thermos.
• Thermos fits snugly in the upper half of the dome.
• Thermos has a detachable shoulder strap.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 10.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.75 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 5.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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Working nostalgiaJun 03, 2010
By Davina Hunter
"dancing bookworm"
I found this set from a lunch box site and ordered immediately for my fiance. We both saw these as kids in the hands of our Hardworking Fathers.
The metal on the actual lunch box seems thinner than I remember my grandfather's, smaller too. This could be due to perspective on my part. The inside of the box has a stainless steel arm, like the width of coathanger wire, to keep thermos in place.
The Thermos doesn't fit perfectly, like the ones you see so snugly stored in the square kid's lunch boxes. I usually pack the thermos outside the lunch box or fill in the open areas with some cookies.
I am happy with the product. The thermos has outlived three Stanleys so the quality of both items is satisfactory. I also like the push in pouring on the lid and attached stainless steel, lined cup. The camping grade, woven strap handle also makes for comfortable carrying and easy handling.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Authentic and usable!Mar 06, 2010
By Gerald Mason
"AmazonPrimeFan"
This item is exactly like what they made back in the mid-1950s. I remember my grandfather had one when I was a kid and he told me he used it every day on his job at a steel mill in Pennsylvania. A few years ago I found the exact same model on Ebay, but it was a little rusted from years of use and the latch wasn't working so I started looking for a replacement. I searched everywhere until I found this, which is newly manufactured and is almost exactly the same size and shape as my antique version. The only difference is the thermos - this one is stainless steel and vacuum-insulated, and the one that came with my antique Ebay version was plastic and had glass on the inside. Frankly, I'm glad to have the stainless steel because I don't have to worry about dropping the thermos and breaking the glass. I've been carrying my lunch to work the past couple weeks and it's worked out great - I'm fitting a cold cut sandwich, chips, cookies, and an apple along with coffee in the thermos, which fits up in the lid. Granted I'm not trying to fit a foot-long Subway sub in there, but for my appetite this is plenty. And I've gotten compliments from people at work who like postmodern mid-50s nostalgia. One of them even told me it looks like the lunchbox that Rosie the Riveter has in that famous poster from World War II, so that added to the cool-factor as well! I think they made different shapes and sizes of this style of lunchbox later in the 1970s but for me, this is the real deal.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Shop Around! Check Prices!Aug 16, 2010
By Nauticae
Make sure you shop around for this thing. Some places sell it for $30, some places sell it for $120! For the exact same lunchbox! It's good for what it is. Nostalgia tends to make people remember them as bigger and sturdier. It's big enough for a lunch, assuming you don't eat a ton.
Adults' LunchboxMar 17, 2011
By Kathleen I. Tikkanen
"kalfy53"
Purchased this for my husband, now I have to buy another for myself...it's the perrfect retro lunchbox. Except for the paint being a matte finish rather than shiney, it's EXACTLY like the one my late father carried to work everyday. Thank you for such a wonderful product.
 Fantastic Thermos/ Disappointing lunch boxMar 11, 2011
By P. Messenger
Buy the thermos separately --- it is FANTASTIC. I put hot tea in it one morning, forgot it on the kitchen counter and, when I got home that night, the tea was still so hot it burned my lips. VERY good insulation and a smart, compact design. Love that there is no breakable glass liner.
The lunchbox is another story. As others have noted, the case is of thinner and less sturdy metal than the versions our dads used. The piano hinge in back is cheap and has broken after less than a year. In addition, the plates that hold the handle to the lid are very thin, flimsy metal. In less than a year, they have torn from the torque that comes from the handle moving around in my hand as I walked to work. In short --- a big disappointment. I have since bought a retro lunch box off of an online auction site, and it is in better shape after 40 years than this item is after only one year!
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