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

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
AirTouch Pager, circa 1995