Curious Find: The 1950s French Lunchbox
Ashley Tinker · Inspire · Shopping & GiftsTrouvé: Gamelles d’Ouvrier
We’ve found this three gamelles (containers used to carry food) at various vide greniers in nearby villages. They are usually sold by older French ladies that can tell you a little of what they used to put into these boxes for their husbands to take to …Continue reading here for details on these old lunch containers that Ashley picked up at a Provencal style garage sale (vide greniers).
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