These Valuable Movie Props Were Lost for Years Before They Resurfaced

Classic Christmas Puppets Became Kids’ Toys

In 2005, someone bought the original puppets from “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” TV special. After the special, an employee gave the props to her kids. 40 years later, the employee’s nephew found Santa and Rudolph and took them to the Antiques Roadshow where they were valued at about $10,000. The nephew sold them to another owner who restored them to their original beauty.