B-64

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1934/1935
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 45872
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 6
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Direct Current supply (DC) / 32 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent or electro-dynamic (moving coil), system not known yet.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-64 - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 16 x 20.875 x 11 inch / 406 x 530 x 279 mm
  • Notes

  • The Lafayette model B-64 is for the 32 volt Delco power plants or similar 32 volt systems. All B and C voltages are secured from a separate vibrator type power pack - "an exclusive lafayette development." A pre-selector stage is tuned by one section of the three-gang condenser. AVC and full range tone control. Large airplane type scale with Vernier reduction drive ratio and integrated "recording" of the set volume and tone.

    The Lafayette price for model B-64 is $ 36.95. See details and summaries for the models of this catalog.

    Stein "Cathedral & Tombstone Radios" lists 7 tubes and 2 bands for this model.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 37.00 $
  • External source of data
  • Ernst Erb
  • Circuit diagram reference
  • Rider's Perpetual, Volume 11 = ca. 1940 and before

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