• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)

• Year
• 1935/1936

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 160020

• • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

• Number of Tubes
• 5

• Valves / Tubes
• 6A7 6K7 75 6F6 80

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: C-26 [early,6K7] - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 12 x 15 x 8.75 inch / 305 x 381 x 222 mm

• Notes
• The Lafayette catalog calls this model C-26 5 tube 3 bands Super Het with latest tubes including new all metal types for better short wave reception. Wave length is 200 to 560 meters broadcast, 66 to 187 meters and 16 to 50 meters for the short wave bands, "thus bringing you American broadcast, police and foreign stations." Three-gang condenser to tune a pre-selector stage. "The large airplane dial is clearly calibrated and easy to read too."
  
  The model Lafayette C-26 is listed at $ 37.90 but the Lafayette price is $ 18.95 including tubes. The model is also available for 220 volts for addl. $ 1.50. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.

• Price in first year of sale
• 19.00 $

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 59 for 1936, page 6.)

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 1379 models, 1198 with images and 424 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New York (NY)