A-240 Tom Thumb 4 in 1

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1942
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 165862
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 4
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common); ZF/IF 456 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 6 AM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Line / Batteries (any type) / AC-DC 110 / 2 x 1.5 & 67.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Leather / canvas / plastic - over other material
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A-240 Tom Thumb 4 in 1 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 4.5 x 9 x 4.5 inch / 114 x 229 x 114 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette model A-240 is a Tom Thumb brand from Automatic Radio Mfg. Boston. They call it "3 in 1" Personal - see Rider's 13-1 or model ID=33848 - but maybe there was really also a "4 in 1" Personal Portable as Lafayette calls this one. See also a similar model with built in camera as ID=72019. Tuning range is 1620 to 542 kc. Power selector is for AC-DC, Battery and charge (rejuvenation). It holds 2 ordinary flashlight cells type D, size 1 1/4" diameter by 2 3/8" length and a 67.5 volt "B" battery Eveready type 467 or equavalent, size 1 1/4" by 2 5/8" by 3 5/8". Built in loop antenna. The catalog does not name the tube 1R5 but only 3 tubes ...

    See details or summaries about Lafayette Radio Catalog no. 87 "Victory".
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 24.00 $
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 87 "Victory", page 4. See also the other no. 87.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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