Ray's Funny "Chow Box", c. 1930s-40s with Lunch Related Jokes Scratched In All Over kid drawing and mostly likely dates to

and mostly likely dates to the earlyish 20th century

6 1/4" long x 4 1/4" wide x 3 3/16" tall

and for serving all sorts of things

at the same time

sardonic quotes

Ray's Funny "Chow Box", c. 1930s-40s with Lunch Related Jokes Scratched In All Over kid drawing and mostly likely dates toI think Ray's wife amused herself a great deal annotating his lunch box I imagine much more fun than preparing and packing his lunch each day! Photos detail the playful notes scratched into the paint everywhere, which comment on the matter of lunch ("Have respect for our coffee It is old and weak", "Chef's Special: Baloney ala sandwich," "Music furnished with our bean sandwiches"..). and also treat the lunch box itself as a place: "complaints