Gallery: Crazy Old Spy Cameras Made to Look Like Guns and Books

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    The Spira Collection
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    The Enjalbert Revolver de Poche, c.1890, France.
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    The Spira Collection
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    The Enjalbert Revolver de Poche, c.1890, France.
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    Michael Pritchard
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    The “Lucky Strike” camera with light meter, c.1950, US.
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    Michael Pritchard
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    Minox Brochure, 1937, Latvia.
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    Michael Pritchard
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    The Minox, 1937, Latvia.
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    <a href="http://www.earlyphotography.co.uk/">Early Photography</a>
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    The Hythe Mark II Camera Gun, Thornton-Pickard Manufacturing Company, c. 1918.
  • The Ticka 1904 UK.
    Michael Pritchard
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    The Ticka, 1904, UK.
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    Michael Pritchard
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    Ticka advert, 1904, UK.
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    Auction Team Breker, Cologne, Germany, 2014
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    The Scovill Book Camera, c.1892, US.
  • Krugeners Book Camera 1888 Germany.
    Michael Pritchard
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    Krugener’s Book Camera, 1888, Germany.
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    Michael Pritchard
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    Stirn Concealed Vest Camera, Western Electric Company, 1888.
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    Roi Boshi, Creative Commons
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    French Photo-Cravate, patented by Edmund Bloch in 1890.
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