Tim King, a 53-year-old Illinois man, discovered a wrapped Christmas present with his name on it while renovating his childhood home. He finally opened the present, which he estimated to be from 1978,

An Illinois man was helping his parents renovate a house they lived in for 53 years when he got the surprise of his life. Tim King discovered his long-lost Christmas present from 46 years ago. He was just six years old when his parents got him the gift in 1978.

An Illinois man remodeling his childhood home found a Christmas gift in a wall with his name on it – 46 years after it was first wrapped.

Waiting for holiday gifts can feel agonizing, but for one suburban man, the wait took about 46 years longer than usual.

Waiting for holiday gifts can feel agonizing, but for one Illinois man, the wait took about 46 years longer than usual. Tim King, a Lombard resident and the owner of TKING Construction Services, was performing a small remodel on the bathroom of his parents’ home when he found a hidden treasure tucked away behind the drywall — a decades-old Christmas gift.

While helping his parents renovate their bathroom in Lombard, Illinois, King unearthed a decades-old mystery hidden within the walls of their home. As he removed an old medicine cabinet, King decided to inspect the cavity before closing it up.