Popular Mechanics (South Africa)
THE MOST INTERESTING STUFF AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM
1. A lipstick pistol, circa 1965, was used by KGB operatives and could fire a single shot. It was nicknamed “the kiss of death”. 2. A pigeon camera, circa World War I, was attached to a bird and took continuous photos as it flew over enemy camps. The original drone. 3. A shoe microphone and transmitter, circa 1960 to ’70, were once covertly put in the shoe of an American diplomat by Romanian spies so they could eavesdrop on his conversations.