Vintage Contempra "Century 11 Convertible" Mobile Phone

[GeorgeHC]

I came across this interesting item on Facebook Marketplace. 

Has anyone seen one of these before?  It's built into a briefcase.

[paul-f]

Nice find!

Some quick research led to a site that's been referenced in other forum topics:

http://www.wb6nvh.com/MTSfiles/Carphone8.htm

Some photos of similar sets attached.

[Jim Stettler]

It is a radio telephone.
It is pre -cell phone..
It used radio Freq.
You needed a license for each frequency you used.
The frequencies could vary from city to city.
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I have an earlier briefcase phone with a rotary trimline style handset.
With mine you can put it in the trunk, connect it to the  antenna and have an optional  separate handset by the driver
It probably weighs about 15 pounds

Jim