Object Details
- Motorola Inc.
- Description (Brief)
- The portability of cellular telephones provides users with the ability to make calls from almost anywhere and Motorola was built on portability. The company made car radios in the 1930s and portable radios called walkie-talkies for the U.S. military during World War Two, and played a major role in the development of cell phones. This Motorola “Razor” was used by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson during his final year in office. The phone served as a primary means of communication for Paulson when dealing with such events as the 2008 financial crisis.
- Credit Line
- Henry Paulson
- 2007 - 2008
- ID Number
- 2009.0004.01
- catalog number
- 2009.0004.01
- accession number
- 2009.0004
- Object Name
- telephone, cellular
- cellular telephone
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 5.715 cm x 1.27 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Communications
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1344567
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-ab78-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
