Radiotelephone

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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE/CELLULAR/ANALOGUE
DATE: 1994
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0364.001

MANUFACTURER: Motorola Inc.
MODEL: MICRO T.A.C. 550/76077CAFDA
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 674GVA
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC CASING, KEYS & PARTS; METAL PARTS/.2LEATHER WITH SYNTHETIC & METAL PARTS/.3-.4 SYNEHTIC CASINGS & PARTS; METAL PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.6 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Motorola
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1994-2000
Canada: MANY CANADIANS ACQUIRED FIRST CELLULAR TELEPHONES IN MID 1990S, AS LOWER PRICES & MORE COMPACT DESIGNS MADE THEM ATTRACTIVE ACCESSORIES. THIS CELLPHONE WAS PURCHSED BY DONOR FOR USE IN EMERGENCIES & HE USED IT SPARINGLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Function: PORTABLE UNIT USED TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS VIA CELLULAR RADIO NETWORK.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF "FLIP PHONE" OR CLAMSHELL DESIGN, IN WHICH MICROPHONE PORTION OF HANDSET FOLDS OVER KEYPAD WHEN NOT IN USE. THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE COMPACT UNIT & PREVENTS ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION OF POWER BUTTON ON KEYPAD. MOTOROLA INTRODUCED THIS DESIGN IN 1989.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 WHITE LETTERING READING "M [LOGO] MOTOROLA/ DIGITAL PERSONAL/ COMMUNICATOR" & "Bell Mobility/ by Motorola"; INTERIOR LABEL READING "MOTOROLA INC. MADE IN U.S.A./ CANADA: 109 182 110C/ MODEL: 76077CAFDA/ MSN: 674GVA PX87" WITH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/.3 LABEL ON FRONT READING "LEVEL (R); LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READING "LEVEL (R)/ NQ95019260" WITH SPECIFICATIONS; MOULDED LETTERING READING "FOR MOTOROLA/ MICROTAC"/.4 MOULDED LETTERING READING "LEVEL (R)/ AC ADAPTOR/ INPUT: 120V 60Hz 22W/ OUTPUT: 13.5VDC 1A/ MODEL: SCP-1351000U" & "MADE IN TAIWAN"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 TEXTURED BLACK EXTERIOR; WHITE & RED KEYS/.2 BLACK/.3 BLACK EXTERIOR; GREY INDICATOR PANEL/.4 BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Motorola Inc., Radiotelephone, circa 1994, Artifact no. 2002.0364, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0364.001/

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