Evel Knievel

Furismo · Sep 10, 2011

Today was the second time I went dumpster diving.

Finds of today:
Evel Knievel lunchbox full of jewelry (jewelry in green case might be possible gold and silver)
Medium container of Lego
Hard Hat
Like new Dickies brand backpack

groundsmn · Sep 10, 2011

I used to dumpster dive for food behind the grocery store. When food was outdated that is where it would go. I believe now it gets donated.

Great find by the way" and there is many Evil Knievel collectors out there.

Theakiki · Sep 10, 2011

I'm jealous of that lunch box!

jewelerguy · Sep 10, 2011

super cool lunch box and probably worth a few bucks :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Sep 10, 2011

That the holy grail of lunchboxes to me. I loved Evel Knievel. I've got some EK collectibles myself.
Great find, and it looks to be is great shape too. :thumbsup:

Well done,
MM

Getty · Sep 10, 2011

Cool find! I thought I was Evel on my bicycle back in the day. It never really turned out well, go figure. haha

bearbqd · Sep 10, 2011

Who the heck throws away Evel kneival lunch boxes

That's a sacrilege . Glad you saved it :thumbsup:

NOLA_Ken · Sep 10, 2011

sweet lunch box! Don't toss the costume jewelry it seems there's some of it that's actually worth a good bit of cash.

diggummup · Sep 11, 2011

Nice score on the Evel Knieval LB. Take a look at that bracelet shown on the bottom left of the plastic container. Check it for any markings. It looks like a vintage Taxco silver bracelet with fire opals.

Furismo · Sep 11, 2011

There is one circular ( ) marking I can barely make out on the "taxco" bracelet. I can make out "Ech" on one side and "Mexico" on the other. The ring in the green case has a marking of 925.

Furismo · Sep 13, 2011

I sold all the jewelry for $49.

diggummup · Sep 13, 2011

Bracelet alone was probably worth more than that.

Ron P · Sep 13, 2011

Furismo · Sep 13, 2011

The bracelet had fake stones in them. It wasn't silver either.

Dwight S · Sep 13, 2011

I had that lunch box growing up... :icon_thumright:

ES66 · Sep 13, 2011

I'm guessing that lunchbox will go for more than the jewelry....

diggummup · Sep 13, 2011

Furismo said:
The bracelet had fake stones in them. It wasn't silver either.

Furismo · Sep 13, 2011

The thing I was most worried about was the silver ring. I took it to two people and they said the rubies were to small to be worth anything. The diamonds were real too but some were missing. Both people said that the "gold" pendant was fake gold or gold plated copper.