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Motorola PHS Radiotelephone

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Albert Nagele, American, b. 1935

    Manufacturer

    Motorola, Inc., Libertyville, Illinois, USA

    Catalogue Status

    Research in Progress

    Description

    Dark grey body of tapering rectangular form with silver-grey panel on cover and short antenna at top right; hinged cover flips up to reveal earpiece, small display screen, and number/function keypad.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Motorola, Inc.

    Date

    Designed 1996-1998; first produced 1998

    Accession Number

    1999-56-4

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Copyright Notice

    Motorola and the ensignia logo are registrered trademarks of Motorola, Inc. © Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Type

    appliances & tools
    Decorative Arts

    Object Name

    Cellular telephone

    Type

    Cellular telephone

    Medium

    Molded plastic, metal, electronic components

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (closed): 2.2 x 4.6 x 10.8cm (7/8 x 1 13/16 x 4 1/4in.)
    H x W x D (open): 4 cm, 4.6 kg, 14.8 cm (1 9/16 in., 10.1 lb., 5 13/16 in.)

    manufactured in

    USA

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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq472ed7594-04a4-4514-b7fa-d6b1b36123e1

    Record ID

    chndm_1999-56-4

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