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Domes!
The apex of box design was, arguably, the decorated dome. Lithographed versions of the familiar workman's lunch box, these boxes, often generics, were created "to take up the slack between idols and to cut down on development costs," says Aladdin. Burton's first dome, Buccaneer of 1957, capitalizing on a national pirate craze, was a brilliant success.
Like the TV set boxes that opened windows onto the media landscape, domes advanced any fantasy of travel or conquest that could be made to conform to the basic dome shape, as the witty succession of buildings, locomotives, covered wagons, and cable cars illustrated. After Buccaneer, both Aladdin and KST had at least one dome in their yearly lineup.
The Roy Rogers Chow wagon was put out by American Thermos in 1958-61. This is after Roy
and Dale had put out a record of nine box models. Don't forget,
trigger had his very own lunchbox! Drink up Roy, you deserve it.
Alladin's Cable Car is a great example of box company's taking advantage of the shape
of the domes. This one did not come with a box of Rice-A-Roni
if you were wondering.
A tribute to the men and women who survived the living hell of
Hitler's stalag 13. The Hogan's Heroes box does justice to a very funny show. 
Here it is. The best selling lunchbox kit of all times! The Disney School Bus (1961-73). Dammit! You ducks sit down and shut up right now! Ya
know, after watching the movie "Stand By Me" I still keep finding
myself wonding what the heck goofy is. 
The Firehouse lunchbox has an excellent design. The outside of the box shows
the fireman preforming their usual daily duties and being all
around good guys while the thermos pictures the team in action
on a real towering inferno. The bottom of the box is embossed
with fire safety practices and urges you to "Know your fire marshal
rules".
The Hometown airport Is one of the rarest and most sought after domes and with good
reason. What kid would be interested in a hometown airport lunchbox
when they could be carring a firehouse or a chow wagon? Looking
it today we can see the true beauty of this box. Click on the
picture and take a look at the beautiful thermos that came with
this box.
Another great example of using the shape of the dome. The Circus Wagon would have been cool enough for P.T. Barnum himself to carry
to school. I sure hope all those tigers and giraffes get along
well in that cage! 
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson! Lost in Space 1967-68 King Seeley thermos. Every inch of this box is covered
with scenes of life and death for the Robinsons.
The Buccanneer dome was alladin's "big gun" in the battle of the domes. It was
very popular and outsold Thermos' red barn by a wide margin. Thermos
did make a big comeback with the Firehouse dome (pictured above).
This box has a great picture of a shark on it's underside. 
Looks like all the looney tunes characters have stopped by Porky's Lunch Wagon. Can I have mine with extra bacon porky? Well, That's all folks! This page was last revised on
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