I bought a pretty fabric sewing box and it makes me happy to look at it. At my age I don't care if it doesn't last 40 years. LOL

I keep my travel sewing supplies in a Bionic Gear Bag. http://bionicgearbag.com
I made another one for travel toiletries as well. It's a great bag. At home, my supplies are in drawers wherever they are used.

About a year ago, I bought a cloth covered sewing box at JoAnn's -- got it for DGD, put her tools on top and fabric squares on the bottom. She loves it. I use a set of plastic drawers that I put baskets in to divide the tools.

I would like to see some pictures of some of the old boxes.
I have all of my stuff in a zipper bag. I have zip lock bags inside with stuff in it, but there is always digging to find anything. It works ok for now, but a little more organization would be good.