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Matchbox Model 2 Spy Camera [140295]

Currency:USD Category:Cameras & Photo Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 400.00 USD
Matchbox Model 2 Spy Camera   [140295]
SOLD
1,100.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2024 Jan 27 @ 10:50UTC-8 : PST/AKDT

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Manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, New York. Made for Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Dimensions are 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 inches. The wide angle lens is on one side edge. Lens has two openings, f.5 and f.16. It was made in the shape of a matchbox of that era. It could be disguised by adding a matchbox label appropriate for the country in which it was to be used. The camera used 16-mm film. It was deployed ìbehind the linesî by resistance personnel in World War II for target recording and propaganda photography.