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We look at ten ingenious and sometimes downright ludicrous spy gadgets produced in the 20th century. When you think of the classic spy, you imagine a James Bond-esque gentleman, with a crisp tuxedo and plenty of weapons in his arsenal. Nowadays, you can envisage the spy searching through surveillance footage and hacking into databases. But before it was easy as pie, there was a flood of gadgets and equipment designed to outwit, infiltrate - and kill. In the classic days of espionage, spies had to rely on their wit, sneakiness and devices designed to help them fulfil their missions. From the miniscule to the devious, we take a look at some of the contraptions that a practised spy could use well before the coming of the digital age.