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Cold-War Contraptions: Soviet Spy Gadgets For Sale

The entire collection from New York's short-lived KGB Espionage Museum, which opened in January 2019 but closed last year due to the pandemic, will be at the centerpiece of an auction in California on February 13.

Miniature cameras, microphones hidden in cigarette packs, pens, and rings, and even a poison-filled tooth are among the items up for sale.

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