Technological Artifacts Collection from the Cold War

Surveillance Artifacts

Lunch pail

This lunch pail was engineered to conceal a robot camera (spring-loaded film advance) that allowed the taking of surreptitious photographs. The lunch pail was a very common item, particularly on construction sites, public transportation, etc. The camera was activated by a switch hidden in the handle and the camera lens was completely invisible behind a thin membrane disguised as a sticker on the lunch pail.

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