The River Market Antiques and Art Center
3226 Hamilton Rd.
Columbus GA 31904
Operated by Allen and Bonnie Woodall.
Tel/Fax: 706-322-0516
A collection of over 3,500 colorful metal school children’s lunch boxes, starting with the Hopalong Cassidy model of 1951. All are now out of production, but are here available for purchase.
Admission Info: daily: Monday – Saturday, 9 am – 6 pm; Sunday, 12 – 6 pm
Founded by Allen M. Woodall, Jr., co-author of the leading collectors’ guide to metal lunch boxes. A major part of the collection was originally owned by Dr. Robert Carr.
See my post and some pictures here.
The Lunch Encounter 