Supreme x L. May MFG Inc. Miner's Lunchbox
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Original — L. May MFG Inc.
The Original 12" Miner's Lunchbox
About the original
L. May Metal Fabricators was started in Sudbury, Ontario in 1956 by Leo May, an INCO nickel miner who designed an aluminum lunchbox strong enough to sit on after running out of places to rest during shift waits at the underground cage; his CANADA TUFF seal still carries the 1956 date. The Original 12" is a hand-riveted aluminum lunchbox measuring 12" x 4.5" x 7.25" that became standard issue across the mining and construction trades. Virtually all of INCO's 20,000 Sudbury workers carried one. The FW24 Supreme collab is the same lunchbox built by L. May in Canada with a debossed Supreme logo, released at 148 USD retail.
About L. May MFG Inc.
L. May Manufacturing is a Canadian metal fabricator founded in 1957 by Leo May in Sudbury, Ontario. May, a nickel miner at INCO Ltd., built the first prototype after his original tin lunchbox collapsed when he sat on it waiting for the underground cage. The aluminum lunchbox he designed could hold an adult's weight, fit a thermos, and survive being dropped down a shaft. May patented his automated production line in 1978, and at peak the factory produced 50,000 boxes per year. The original tooling is still in use. Supreme has collaborated with L. May on a co-branded aluminum miner's lunchbox.
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