She found a toy in her mother’s house and was about to donate it when she discovered its incredible value

a woman found an unexpected treasure while cleaning his mother’s house. However, she didn’t know about it right away but she found out after she decided to donate it.

It is a toy, a Radicon robot, with which the woman’s mother and her brothers they played as childrenmore than 50 years ago.

The woman, who’s name is Lee Garrett and is from Edinburgh, Scotland, couldn’t get over the shock when discovered that it was a very rare toy and which has a value of almost 13 thousand dollars.

And she he intended to donate it to charity. “When we were cleaning my mother’s house before she moved to Edinburgh we accumulated a bunch of toys and things to give to the charity shop,” she said.

“The robot it had been in the loft for decades And it wasn’t until my brother mentioned seeing a similar toy on the internet that we decided to take it out of the charity box and do some more research.”

“We expected the robot to be worth a few poundsbut when we heard what it was and the assessment, we couldn’t believe our ears.”

The woman explained that the money obtained from the sale will be divided equally among the five brothers.

“We asked mom what she wanted to do with him and said we should sell it and divide the proceeds among his five children,” Lee added.

“I’d like to think the lucky new owner you can have so much fun playing with robot just like we did when we were kids, although I have a feeling you can keep it away from sticky fingers.”

The robot it was produced in 1957 by Japanese toy maker Masudaya.

A member of the “Gang of Five” robots which were only available through special purchase in the late 1950s, It was the first of the series to be produced, which gave him a high status.

The robot will now be featured at McTear’s Glasgow Antiques and Interiors auction on April 7 and it is expected to reach up to 13 thousand dollars.

McTear specialist James Spiridion explained: “Simply put, the Masudaya Radicon He is the grandfather of tin robots and space toys in general.

“Very few of these exciting toys have ever been auctioned and found one complete with box and controller it is a very rare find“.

“First Edition toys, especially innovative pieces like this one, are becoming more and more collectible and I’m sure there will be a lot of interest by collectors at home and abroad when auctioned”.

“The robot retains its cool controllercomplete with two of the original colored antennas and, most importantly, the box, with its fabulous artwork evoking the sense of wonder science fiction brought to the 1950s.”