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desh Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2009 Posts: 429 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Does anyone have a Volkswagen, specifically I am looking for a Beetle lunch box?
I have found this one, and seen a few other pictures of one the same on the forum, but nothing else of interest.
What else is out there?
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Beetle owners historically are rather poor.
They carry their lunch in a brown paper bag. |
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53 0val Samba Professor
Joined: July 03, 2003 Posts: 11396 Location: Irvine, CA
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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iowegian wrote: |
Beetle owners historically are rather poor.
They carry their lunch in a brown paper bag. |
Now that's funny. _________________ "What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." Dobee, Dobee, Do |
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: Lunch Box |
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desh,
I collect lunch boxes from the 50's-70's, and I also have a mint bus lunch box like the one you posted.
That one was made by Omni Graphics back in 1960 and it was given to people who test drove the VW's at the dealers. That's the only lunch box Omni Graphics ever made.
A beetle lunch box was never produced back in the day. However, I'm not sure if a modern one was ever made.
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Beetle owners historically are rather poor.
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That was really funny Bob
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twinwindows Samba Pimp
Joined: December 08, 2000 Posts: 4086 Location: So.Cal. Highland Park GFK!
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Wanted, Must be NOS
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:49 pm Post subject: Lunch box |
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Wanted, Must be NOS
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Just finish stripping back the white paint on that one
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empiracer Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2002 Posts: 1098 Location: Issaquah / Seattle, Wa.
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:13 am Post subject: |
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There is the Split Beetle picnic basket
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iowegian Samba Curmudgeon
Joined: February 16, 2005 Posts: 9826 Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:33 am Post subject: |
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empiracer wrote: |
There is the Split Beetle picnic basket
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I forgot about that one.
It is my understanding that it was given by a grocery store chain in Norway as a Christmas present to employees. |
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desh Samba Member
Joined: January 18, 2009 Posts: 429 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Wow!
Now that is really nice!
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ProjectX Accessory Nut
Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 1014
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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If you read the language under the top of the split basket above, it looks like it was a meat tin originally? It might have been a fancy means of packaging meat products. The brand inside is Stabburet or something like that? _________________ Even my nuts are plated.....
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Herbie3Rivers Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2001 Posts: 1271 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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I have these two Beetle/Herbie themed lunchboxes.
This one I've had for probably 10 years and is a custom that I got from Jerry Jess.
This one is an official Disney Herbie Fully Loaded lunchbox.
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69 Jim Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2004 Posts: 6265 Location: Chickengeorge's Neighbor
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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iowegian wrote: |
Beetle owners historically are rather poor.
They carry their lunch in a brown paper bag. |
Damn Weegie, you have a bag?
Bragger. |
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twinwindows Samba Pimp
Joined: December 08, 2000 Posts: 4086 Location: So.Cal. Highland Park GFK!
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Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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56OvalRHD wrote: |
If you read the language under the top of the split basket above, it looks like it was a meat tin originally? It might have been a fancy means of packaging meat products. The brand inside is Stabburet or something like that? |
I had one a while back and started to find out the story behind these pick nick baskets and the story I got was when your went to your local grocer they put what ever goods you bought that day in the little tin box. Imagine how many people threw them away treating it like a paper bag? Yikes!
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52brezelfenster Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2005 Posts: 761 Location: OR
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Reviving a decade old thread it looks like.
Does anyone know of a split window picnic box that would possibly be for sale or trade? Haven't had much luck looking on the web for one.
Thank you,
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empiracer Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2002 Posts: 1098 Location: Issaquah / Seattle, Wa.
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Hey Dustin , one did pop up at vintage meet think he’s was asking $500-$600 ? |
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52brezelfenster Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2005 Posts: 761 Location: OR
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Cool, good to know they are still out there. Looks like an old fashion swap meet can still be the way to go!
On a side note Peter, hope you're still rocking your brown split window. Love that car.
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empiracer Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2002 Posts: 1098 Location: Issaquah / Seattle, Wa.
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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52brezelfenster wrote: |
Cool, good to know they are still out there. Looks like an old fashion swap meet can still be the way to go!
On a side note Peter, hope you're still rocking your brown split window. Love that car.
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Still rockin the Split ! I’m seeing if I can come up with some contact info for the guy at the swap , I’ll let you know |
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52brezelfenster Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2005 Posts: 761 Location: OR
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Awesome man, thank you!
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barnyardvw Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2004 Posts: 54 Location: Camas, WA
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Volkswagen Lunch Box? |
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Several for sale at the swap meet in Bad Camberg this year 😎 _________________ John Jensen
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