A man who was recently renovating his childhood home discovered an amazing treasure hidden within the walls that had been forgotten for 46 years.
When Tim King, 53, of Lombard, Illinois, found a gift wrapped in Christmas-themed paper behind his bathroom wall, he was intrigued. After a while, I noticed that my name was written on the package. new york post reported Sunday.
“Before I put up the drywall, I took out the medicine cabinet and thought, 'Let's take a peek inside to make sure there's nothing inside.' And there it was!” Wang said people A fun and nostalgic discovery.
he share Video footage of the wall and presents posted on social media on December 27th. The wrapping paper featured Disney characters such as Dumbo, Daffy Duck, Bambi, and Pinocchio.
“That's my Christmas present,” Dr. King said.
Social media users shared their thoughts on this fun discovery (1 person) write“If that's not a step into a literal time machine, I don't know what is. I'd give anything to find an old, unwrapped gift from my childhood. I’m glad you did it!!!”
“Hey! Your mom is just like me! Even after Christmas and birthdays, she keeps looking for the presents she bought for us.” said.
In a subsequent video, King showed Social media users are curious about what's under the packaging. It turned out to be a box of ThunderJets toy planes.
“I love it. A little bit of the magic of Christmas as a kid carried over into adulthood,” said one user. answered to the video.
King said he didn't remember his mother buying him a present. She added that her parents hid the presents in the attic and believed the box fell into the crawl space.
According to postKing believes the gift was purchased in 1978.
“I would have been six years old, which is pretty cool,” he said.
