What does the word "vintage" conjure up for you? For us, it's homemade chocolate chip cookies, red and white checkered tablecloths, home-cooked Sunday dinners, and that whole Donna Reed fantasy life.

There was a time in American history when the lights went out. Children pouted, collectors cursed, and nostalgiaholics wept. Schoolchildren never again would know the pure joy of toting their ham ...

This steel lunch box, made by Aladdin Industries in 1950, was the first to bear a licensed image, and helped Aladdin launch a new product line that would last for decades. Hopalong Cassidy was a ...

Back when we were kids, metal was in — at least in our lunch boxes. Often branded with the iconic characters of our time, they traipsed back and forth to school with us and became sturdy, constant ...

You may think the time of collectible, metal lunch boxes is behind us, but the resale market certainly isn't. You may be surprised how much these can go for.

What does the word "vintage" conjure up for you? For us, it's homemade chocolate chip cookies, red and white checkered tablecloths, home-cooked Sunday dinners, and that whole Donna Reed fantasy life.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For generations, the thought of going back to school would set off a chorus of groans among parents and children alike, but also a sense of ...

Our Tools of the Trade series is exploring some of the icons of schools and education. It was made of shiny, bright pink plastic with a Little Mermaid sticker on the front, and I carried it with me ...