Most Valuable Lunch Boxes of All Time
Remember the joy of finding just the right lunch box when you were a kid? It was so much more than a receptacle to carry your sandwich and drink. It was an announcement to the world about who you were. It was a badge that declared, “I’m a Spider-Man kid,” or “the Care Bears are my thing.”
Those vintage models are worth some ridiculous coin today. How much? Well, these are the most valuable lunch boxes out there. And they will set you back more than the cost of a couple of Happy Meals.
Bottom Line: Lone Ranger ‘Red Band’
Who didn’t love the Lone Ranger? “Hi-ho, Silver. Away!” The Lone Ranger was a masked Wild West superhero who delighted kids everywhere.
The Lone Ranger metal lunch box had a couple of versions — one had a blue band around the outside and the other a red band. The red-banded version had a winning bid of $1,250 at a 2005 auction.
You’re mentally scanning your attic right now, aren’t you?
Bottom Line: Star Trek
This was the lunch box that would boldly take your lunch where no lunch had gone before. This Star Trek lunch box features a picture of the U.S.S. Enterprise on the front and some action images of Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew on the other sides.
In pristine condition, Trekkers can expect to fork over $1,500 or more for this one. Set your bank account to “stun!”