Cyanide-filled fake teeth (pictured) and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the hundreds of Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week
* Hundreds of Cold War-era spy gadgets and memorabilia, including listening devices and hidden cameras, are going up for auction in Beverly Hills
* Most of the items in Saturday's auction at Julien's come from New York's KGB Espionage Museum, which closed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic
* The museum's curator had spent decades amassing the Soviet relics and even served as a consultant on the hit TV show Chernobyl
Cyanide-filled fake teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the hundreds of 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.
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WNU Editor: Everyone has a hobby. Collecting Cold War-era Soviet spy gadgets is not one of them for me.
1 comment:
Well it's certainly an uncommon collection. Disappointing that the museum was forced to close.
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