Have you ever watched a James Bond movie and thought to yourself, “I wish I had some of those gadgets,” whenever he pulled out some high-tech gizmo? You’re certainly not alone. They are some of the coolest things to ever grace the silver screen.
Well, if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of spy equipment, here’s your chance! The auction websiteBonhams has put up a bunch of awesome cameras that you can bid on.
1. Cigarette Camera
Lucky Strike spy camera with Ohio Safety matchbox light meter (Mast Development Corp., USA, 1949).
2. Watch Camera
ABC watch camera (Steineck, Germany, 1948).
3. Concealable Camera
Mast concealable camera (Mast Development Corp. Davenport, USA).
4. Watch Camera
The Watch Camera (John C. Hagelein, New York, 1894).
5. Matchbox Camera
Kodak Matchbox camera (Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY, 1944).
6. Gun Camera
Doryu 2-16 gun camera (Doryu Camera Co., Japan, 1952).
7. Binocular Camera
Le Physiographe (L. Bloch of Paris, 1896).
8. Pistol Camera
Mamiya pistol camera (Mamiya Camera Co., Japan).
9. Vest Camera
Concealed vest camera (C.P. Stirn, Germany, 1886).
10. Book Camera
Taschenbuch book camera (Haake & Albers, Frankfurt, 1888).
11. Ring Camera
GF81 ring camera (Gian Paulo Ferro, Italy).
12. Recorder Camera
Minox 8245 (VEF, USSR).
13. Police Camera
Expo Police Camera (Expo Camera Co., New York, 1911).
14. Photo Revolver
Le Photo-Revolver (E. Krauss, Paris, 1921).
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