Vodafone transportable mobile phone with accessories, 1985

Made:
1985 in England
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Transportable mobile telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
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Transportable mobile telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Transportable mobile telephone
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Transportable mobile telephone
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, 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.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1997-1038
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and electronic components
Measurements:
handset: 25 mm x 50 mm x 40 mm,
large aerial: 765 mm x 103 mm x 66 mm, 7 mm,
instruction pack: 306 mm x 214 mm x 9 mm,
battery: 230 mm x 198 mm x 105 mm, 4.73 kg
mains adaptor: 70 mm x 111 mm x 198 mm,
small aerial: 209 mm x 15 mm diameter, .64 kg
type:
mobile telephone
credit:
Purchased from Paul Charie

Parts

Spare part for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Spare part for Vodafone transportable mobile phone, 1985

Spare part for transportable mobile telephone, made by Vodafone Limited, England, 1985

Measurements:
overall: 47 mm x 57 mm x 19 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
1997-1038/7
type:
mobile telephone component