BEVERLY HILLS, UNITED STATES—Cyanide-filled fake teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week.
Many retro espionage devices in the sale by US-based Julien’s Auctions—known for Hollywood and pop culture memorabilia—would not be out of place in a classic James Bond movie, including microphones hidden within pens, ashtrays and porcelain plates.
“The people that actually created these things were the pioneers of miniaturization,” said director of gallery operations Kody Frederick.
“Everybody now carries a camera, everybody now has a microphone,” but many of the auction’s spy gadget…
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