Mobile Phone [Nokia 1010]

Maker and role
Nokia Corporation, Manufacturer
BellSouth GSM Digital, Manufacturer
Production date
1992
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Object detail

Accession number

2021.8.10

Maker

Nokia Corporation
BellSouth GSM Digital

Production period

1990s

Description

Nokia 1010 Mobile Phone with BellSouth GSM Card.

Part 1: Black Nokia mobile phone. At the top of the phone is an antenna. On the front of the phone is an earpiece and the text, "NOKIA". Below this is a display screen and the keypad. The keypad consists of various buttons reading, "ABC / MENU / C / R / M / [...]". On the bottom of the phone is a charging port. The back of the phone has "NOKIA" engraved. Below this is the area where the battery can be inserted. There is a white sticker which reads, "NOKIA / NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. / MADE IN GERMANY / [...]".

Part 2: BellSouth GSM Smart Card. On the front the card is yellow and orange and has a small, square data chip. "Bell CARD / GSM / BellSouth / We're talking mobile" is printed in blue. The reverse of the card is white with a yellow strip along the bottom. Blue text reads, "BellSouth / Level 7, 21 Pitt Street, Private Bag 92 161 / Auckland, New Zealand / BellSouth / On Call 24 Hours 0800 500 021 or 777 on your mobile phone". Printed in black is the text, "GSM SMARTCARD No 941223034982".

Part 3: Black battery. A white sticker reads, "NMP / US REG TRADE MARK / [...] / SER NO 00173593/I B36/324 / [...] / MADE IN FINLAND".

Marks

NOKIA Printed
ABC / MENU / C / R / M / [...] Printed
NOKIA / NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. / MADE IN GERMANY / [...] Sticker
Bell CARD / GSM / BellSouth / We're talking mobile Printed
BellSouth / Level 7, 21 Pitt Street, Private Bag 92 161 / Auckland, New Zealand / BellSouth / On Call 24 Hours 0800 500 021 or 777 on your mobile phone Printed
GSM SMARTCARD No 941223034982 Printed
NMP / US REG TRADE MARK / [...] / SER NO 00173593/I B36/324 / [...] / MADE IN FINLAND Sticker

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal
Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber

Other name

Cell Phone

Credit Line

Nokia Corporation et al. 1992. Mobile Phone [Nokia 1010], 2021.8.10. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).