Vodafone 'Transportable' mobile telephone, 1985
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
- Object Number:
- 1997-1038/1
- type:
- mobile telephone
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985. Includes battery, mains adaptor (?), large aerial, small car aerial, and instruction pack.
Transportable mobile telephone, complete with accessories and instruction manual, 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.