Mobile Phone [Motorola Ultra Sleek 9660]

Object detail

Accession number

2008.26.1

Maker

Motorola Inc.

Production period

1990s

Description

Motorola Ultra Sleek 9660 mobile phone

Brief History

The Ultra Sleek, dating to around 1994, was one of the last models in Motorola’s DynaTAC series of mobile phones, manufactured from 1983. It is an analogue phone and in New Zealand would have operated on Telecom’s AMPS network.

Media/Materials

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

Other name

Cell Phone

Credit Line

Motorola Inc.. 1993. Mobile Phone [Motorola Ultra Sleek 9660], 2008.26.1. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Telephone Telephone, Cellular Tools & Equipment for Communication Telecommunication T&E Telecommunication Devices

Production place

United States of America North America Americas

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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