Case, telephone

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OBJECT TYPE: mobile/cellular/vehicular
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0639.008

MANUFACTURER: K & S Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Synthetic carrying case, metal zippers, synthetic carrying strap with hard synthetic pieces on each side of the strap, synthetic interior and velcro pieces throughout the interior and exterior of the carrying case.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: K&S
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: This mobile phone is part of a small collection of early mobile phone equipment donated to the Museum in 2008. The March 2012 Info Telecom newsletter featuring an article written by the donor, briefly describes his connection with the objects: "Louis Houbart is a wireless technology consultant who has worked in the field for the past 32 years. He has been a professional trainer since 1988 and has developed and given many courses and workshops on the subject. Louis is a member of the Community of Telecommunications Consultants."
Function: Carrying and storage container for the MC2 Cellular Telephone Modem by Motorola.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's patch: "[MC2 logo] CELLULAR TELEPHONE MODEM by Motorola". Mfr's labels and sticker(inside): "WARNING/ Always secure your telephone whenever it is in a moving vehicle by firmly attaching the seatbelt through the loops or handle of the carry case./An unsecured telephone could cause serious injury or interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle./SLN 9947A 25 93/Made in/ U.S.A./by/K&S Mfg., Co./ Chicago, Il., 60624".
Missing: Nothing is missing.
Finish: Outside of carrying case is a synthetic material, with metal zippers and velcro patches and a synthetic handle. Interior of the carrying case is synthetic with velcro pieces and divided into different pockets.
Decoration: None

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K & S Mfg. Co., Case, telephone, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2008.0639, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0639.008/

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