A-54

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160264
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 8
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Tuned circuits
  • 9 FM circuit(s)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios) / 6 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: A-54 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 15.75 x 20.875 x 11.5 inch / 400 x 530 x 292 mm
  • Notes
  • The Lafayette catalog shows the A54 and A55 (without hyphen - but this is probably a typo) as the same Superheterodyne chassis but A-54 is a mantel cabinet and A-55 a console. The receive BC 200 - 550 m, police calls, amateur and aircraft stations on 75 - 200 meter band and foreign short wave broadcasts on the 18 - 50 meter band. Two IF amplifiers, AVC, 9 tuned circuits, 3 gang condenser, tone control, airplane dial and 8" "motor magnetic speaker".

    The Lafayette A-54 mantel model is listed at $ 73.90 but the Lafayette price is $ 36.95 including tubes. The A-55 console has a price of 93.90 and Lafayette price of $ 46.95. For addl. $ 8.50 with a 100 Ampere hour storage battery. Air-o-Charger and Tower would cost $ 18.50 addl. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 37.00 $
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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