National Museums Scotland collections contain a huge variety of
objects and specimens. We want to encourage wider
engagement with the collections and increase opportunities for them
to be seen in new venues by new audiences. The telephones shown
here are all available for long or short term loan.
Hanging on the telephone
In 1978 Blondie was 'Hanging on the Telephone' and as
telecommunications progressed into the 1980s phone technology and
the development of mobile phones grew rapidly. We see here a
collection of phones from the 1980s, including a car telephone from
1985. Some of the designs will appear familiar and some less
so. Do you remember dial phones? How does an early hand
held mobile compare to today's phones?
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more about each object.
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request a loan and see other collections available here.