It depends on how "old fashioned." Before cardboard, there were the old standby small handwoven wood picnic baskets with a light wooden lid. Set into the small baskets were cloth napkins into which the goodies were placed. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Cohen <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 1:03 AM Subject: Re: box lunches > Thank you, Bob. You have succeeded in making me feel ancient at 44. > > Box lunches were cardboard boxes like you would expect to find at a bakery > for a cake, just smaller in size. > > Mark Cohen > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bob Kothe <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 7:40 PM > Subject: box lunches > > > > Question-We are going to have a lunch meeting and the group wants to have > > 'old fashioned' box lunches. Does anyone know what the 'boxes' were > > typically made of? Paperboard? thin wood? Thanks > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).