▁fully ▁just ified ▁that , ▁including ▁the ▁proper ▁profit , ▁was ▁therefore ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁original . ▁F ras er - Smith ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁bill ▁quer ied ▁after ▁that . ▁ ▁F ras er - Smith ▁later ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁orders ▁he ▁received ▁were ▁exact ▁specific ations , ▁ 4 0 % ▁were ▁approximate ▁specific ations ▁and ▁ 1 0 % ▁were ▁his ▁own ▁idea . ▁He ▁called ▁his ▁invent ions ▁" Q ▁g ad gets ", ▁after ▁the ▁Q ▁ships , ▁war ships ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁fre igh ters , ▁which ▁were ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Ian ▁F lem ing ' s ▁use ▁of ▁" Q " ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁supp liers ▁of ▁James ▁Bond ' s ▁g ad get ry . ▁ ▁F ras er - Smith ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁g ad get - master ▁working ▁for ▁British ▁intelligence ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁SO E ▁had ▁various ▁secret ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁labor ator ies ▁including ▁Station ▁IX ▁at ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁and ▁Station ▁XII ▁at ▁the ▁F ry the ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Christopher ▁Clay ton ▁H utton ▁of ▁M I 9 , ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁unit ▁within ▁A - For ce ▁which ▁special ised ▁in ▁escape ▁and ▁ev asion , ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁invent or ▁and ▁de ception - the or ist . ▁Major ▁Jas per ▁M ask ely ne , ▁a ▁stage ▁mag ician ,