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This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, by Vodafone Limited, England,
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, by Vodafone Limited, England,
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, by Vodafone Limited, England,
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, by Vodafone Limited, England,
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Battery for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985.
The Mobira Transportable, was launched by Vodafone in 1985, the year that the first UK mobile networks, Vodafone and Cellnet, were launched. Early mobile phones like these were normally installed in cars, rather than carried by the user.
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Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1997-1038/2
- Materials:
- electronic components, metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified)
- type:
- battery
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
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