RARE 1954 ADCO MICKEY MOUSE PROTOTYPE LUNCH BOX THERMOS Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 538.87 Time Left - Bid Count 12 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Drums, Pennsylvania See more about 'RARE 1954 ADCO MICKEY MOUSE PROTOTYPE LUNCH BOX THERMOS' Description YOU ARE BIDDING ON A 1954 MICKEY MOUSE UNIVERSAL / ADCO LIBERTY THERMOS .....I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PROTOTYPE MADE BY UNIVERSAL.....THE ONLY ONE KNOWN TO EXIST AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYBODY ELSE IF THEY HAVE ONE.....THE REGULAR 1954 ADCO MICKEY MOUSE THERMOS IS VERY RARE TO FIND YET ALONE A PROTOTYPE....WHAT MAKES THIS SO UNIQUE IS IT IS ACTUALLY A LITHOGRAPHED METAL SLEEVE OVER A STANDARD UNIVERSAL THERMOS.....JUDGING BY THE AREA NEAR THE TOP OF THE SEAM I CAN SEE A TINY BIT OF YELLOW...SO I AM ASSUMING UNDERNEATH IS THE YELLOW & RED COLORED UNIVERSAL GENERIC THERMOS...IF YOU COLLECT LUNCHBOXES YOU WILL KNOW WHICH ONE I AM TALKING ABOUT.....NOW, I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING, SOMEONE CUT OUT A LUNCHBOX PANEL AND WRAPPED IT AROUND A THERMOS.....POSSIBLE, BUT I HIGHLY DOUBT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TOOL MARKS OF ANY KIND NEAR THE EDGES OR SEAM....ALSO, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY NEAR THE BOTTOM EDGE THERE IS SOME VERY MINOR PAINT WEAR AND PATINA THAT IS CONSISTANT WITH THE WEAR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE THERMOS......ALSO THE SLEEVE IS TIGHT AROUND THE THERMOS ...IT NOT LOOSE AT ALL......IF AN AMATEUR WOULD HAVE ATTEMPTED THIS , THERE WOULD BE TOOL MARKS ON BOTH CUT EDGES AND ALSO BY THE SEAM......ALSO IT WOULDN'T BE AS TIGHT AGAINST THERMOS AS IT IS.......MY OPINON IS IT COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN DONE AT A FACTORY AS A PROTOTYPE MOCKUP TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE........I ALSO SENT PICTURES AND CONSULTED WITH TWO OTHER WELL KNOWN EXPERTS ON LUNCHBOXES AND THERMOSES AND THEY SEEMED TO AGREE WITH ME....THERE ARE NO DENTS OR DINGS ANYWHERE ON THE THERMOS......THE GLASS IS INTACT......THERE IS NO CAP OR STOPPER.......REALLY A UNIQUE, ONE OF KIND PIECE, AND WOULD SURELY BE THE CENTERPIECE OF ANY COLLECTION........ LOOK AT PICTURES AND E-MAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.......U.S. SHIPPING & HANDLING WILL RANGE FROM 6.20 TO 12.50 DEPENDING ON YOUR ZIP CODE & INCLUDES DELIVERY CONFIRMATION WITH TRACKING NUMBER....... I ACCEPT MONEY ORDERS OR CASHIERS CHECK ONLY! NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! THEY WILL BE RETURNED!! NO PAYPAL!! NO PAYPAL!! .... I WILL GLADLY COMBINE MULTIPLE ITEMS FOR YOU TO DEFRAY SHIPPING COSTS. JUST LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE A MULTIPLE ITEM WINNER...... INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED......I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR BROKEN ITEMS DUE TO POSTAL NEGLECT IF INSURANCE IS NOT CHOSEN!!! I ALSO CAN SHIP TO CANADA BUT I CAN ONLY ACCEPT CANADIAN POSTAL MONEY ORDERS IN U.S. FUNDS ....THIS IS THE ONLY FORM OF PAYMENT I CAN ACCEPT....NO EXCEPTIONS!! ..........IF YOU ARE A CANADIAN BIDDER OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND NEED A SHIPPING QUOTE JUST E-MAIL ME AS QUOTES GIVEN IN THE AUCTIONS ARE FOR U.S. BIDDERS AND YOUR COST WILL BE MORE.......... PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.......THIS IS AN AUCTION AND THEREFORE ALL SALES ARE FINAL.....ITEMS ARE SOLD "AS IS".......WE STRIVE TO NOTE ALL FLAWS , BUT WE ARE HUMAN .......IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, PLEASE ASK!! BID NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!! GOOD LUCK & HAPPY BIDDING!!!! Place a Bid!