I absolutely adored my Secret Sam Attache Case by Topper as a kid in the Sixties. It was the number one spy toy that year and a must-have for a budding agent.
I've bought several cases over the years and repaired a few of the items. I even acquired a decent photocopy of the paper sleeve, which came round it in the shops.
One thing I can't recall is whether I actually took pictures with the camera. It was a real camera and did take photographs., as this old advert clip proves [You Tube]. A roll of film wasn't included with the set, which I thought was an error by Topper.
What sort of film would it have taken readers and did any of you take any Secret Sam camera snaps?
Your Secret Sam camera would have taken a medium format 127 roll film. This was the precursor to the more user friendly cartridges which came along towards the end of the sixties and took over in the seventies. I imagine the image quality would have been quite respectable, given the size of the frame.
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