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40th Anniversary Limited Edition
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The James Bond Attache Case was
released by a company called Multiple Products in 1965.This toy was the dream
of every kid who wanted to be a spy - it came with a wide variety of weapons
and gadgets and hidden secrets.Its main item was a Luger pistol, with optional
scope and silencer - not exactly a Walther PPK, but the type of exotic gun seen
in many films and TV shows of the period. It fired rubber bullets at one's
make-believe enemies. A knife and holster for the gun were also included.Besides
the codebook and decoder (which one would expect such a thing to have), also
included were a fake passport, business cards, traveling papers, and even a
large amount of play money, for the agent who needed cash for various
expenses.One of the best-remembered aspects of the toy was the secret locking
mechanism - a kid had to turn the handles just right to open the thing, or it
would 'explode' (actually, a cap would be
fired), eliminating any snooping counter-agents or little sisters. This reflected
a scene in the Bond film From Russia With Love, in which the hero was outfitted
with just such a device.Of all the espionage-related toys released during the
spy craze of the 1960's, this is probably the most sought after. Near-mint
examples, when found, can go for thousands of dollars; even partially complete
examples (they are usually missing some of the rubber bullets, or the paper
items) can cost several hundred dollars.
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