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Got the Time?
At first glance it's a stylish wristwatch. But look again -- it's really a miniature camera. An agent would carefully aim the camera while pretending to check the time -- no easy feat since there was no viewfinder. Pressing a button on the watch snapped the photo.
The Steineck, a product of post-war Germany, was especially good for photographing secret meetings, private conversations, and other close encounters. Its film disk, about an inch across, could produce eight exposures. |