• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1930/1931

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 162637

• • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

• Number of Tubes
• 9

• Valves / Tubes
• 224 227 224 224 224 224 245 245 280

• Main principle
• Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 175 kHz; 2 AF stage(s); Screengrid 1926-1935

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 volt, also possible for 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: 250 Super-Heterodyne - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New

• Shape
• Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 25.5 x 45 x 18 inch / 648 x 1143 x 457 mm

• Notes
• This is the first Superheterodyne Lafayette sells. The text runs as follows: "Today however, the problem of a single dial controlled, all electric operated super-heterodyne has been mastered by our engineers, and it is with justifiable pride that we present the Lafayette Super-Heterodyne - The Super of all Supers - The Super with no Harmonics." Sensitivity 1.5 microvilts per meter for cost to cost reception at all times, selectivity with "band with at 10,000 times normal input is "only" 30 kc wide". Receiving is 550 to 1500 kc.
  
  The following console models with Magnavox Concert Dynamic Speaker were available: model S-204 less tubes for $ 74.50 (list $ 155.00) and with complete set of RCA Radiotrons and Aerial Equipment for $ 89.75 (list price $ 181.60), model 250 for $ 84.50/99.75 and model C-2 for $ 114.50/129.75 (list 255.80). For addl. $ 3.00 the models can be run on 220 Volt. See picture details and see details and summaries for the models of this catalog 1931 (season 1930/31).

• Price in first year of sale
• 90.00 $ !

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette Catalog 1931 for 1930/31, page 12-16.)

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

• Other Models

• Here you find 1369 models, 1187 with images and 421 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)