B-59 Battery Set

Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

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  • Year
  • 1933/1934
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 159819
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 5
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast only (MW).
  • Power type and voltage
  • Storage and/or dry batteries / 2 & 135 & 22.5 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Magnetic loudspeaker (reed) generic. / Ø 8 inch = 20.3 cm
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: B-59 Battery Set - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Table-Cathedral-Type (upright, round top or gothic arch, not rounded edges only).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 19 x 20.5 x 10.5 inch / 483 x 521 x 267 mm
  • Notes
  • The catalog lists the B-59 as 6-tube battery set but one tube, the 6AA is a ballast tube. It is in fact a 5-tube-battery operated Superheterodyne. Filament current may be optained from a bank of ordinary dry cells, an Eveready "Aircell", or a storage battery. The consumption for the "A" battery is 0.5 ampere. For plate supply 135 volts of "B" battery is needed (consumption 13 mA) and for bias, a single 22.5 volt "C" battery.

    The model B-59 is listed at $ 69.00 but the Lafayette price is $ 27.50, batteries not included. The batteries would cost $ 10.95 extra. See details for the models of this catalog.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 28.00 $
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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