Motorola V547 mobile cellular telephone with charger, in car charger, instruction booklet, warranty, and user information booklet, all contained in the manufacturer's original packing, by Motorola, China, 2004
Introduced in 2004, the Motorola V547 mobile cellular telephone is an early example of popular portable consumer electronic devices available in the first decade of the twenty-first century. With the increased availability and affordability of miniaturised electronics including microchips, batteries, and data storage, these popular devices were tailored for the consumer market and became iconic designs in their right and emblematic of the personal and interconnected Information Age of the early twenty-first century.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 2019-501
- Materials:
- cardboard, metal (unknown), paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
- type:
- telephone
- credit:
- Gift of Kristin Mason