AirTouch Pager, circa 1995
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Artifact Overview
New York City physicians used the first practical pagers during the 1950s. By the 1990s, they had caught on with millions of people as a personal communication device. During an era before cell phones, pagers were particularly popular for workers to reach each other and for families to keep in contact.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Pager
Date Made
circa 1995
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
2003.41.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height : 2.625 in
Width: 1.875 in
Thickness: 1.1875 in
Inscriptions
front: AIRTOUCH (TM)
verso: FCC ID: A98 - PN5PY4B / CANADA 140 101 555A / NEC AMERICA, INC. / ASSEMBLED IN USA / FROM COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED / IN JAPAN AND/OR MEXICO / 931.5875 1748088 94506476 9Q
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