A rare toy robot that lay in a loft for decades and was destined for a charity shop has been sold for £8,400 at auction. The Radicon robot featured in the McTear’s Antiques & Interiors auction in Glasgow on April 7 and was expected to fetch up to £10,000.
It was sold at 10am on Friday for £8,400, which includes a 24% buyers premium. The robot was produced in 1957 by Japanese toymaker Masudaya.
A member of the Gang Of Five robots that were only available by special purchase in the late 1950s, it was first in the set to be produced, giving it heightened status. McTear’s specialist, James Spiridion previously said that first edition toys “are becoming more and more collectable” and that they were expecting a “lot of interest from collectors”.
