• Year
  • 1935/1936
  • Category
  • Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 160230
    • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Tubes
  • 10
  • Main principle
  • Superheterodyne (common)
  • Wave bands
  • Broadcast, Short Wave(s) and Police.
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105 - 120 also available for 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 6 inch = 15.2 cm
  • Power out
  • 3 W (unknown quality)
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: C-15 [early, 6K7] - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 20 x 37 x 11.75 inch / 508 x 940 x 298 mm
  • Notes
  • The "6 tube AC 3 band Superhet" Lafayette C-13 (mantel) and C-15 (console) have a 3 gang tuning condenser, AVC and tone control. The bands are covering 6 - 18 mc (18.7 - 50 m), 1.6 - 4.5 mc (68.6 - 187.4 m) and 535 - 1500 kc (200 - 560 m sais the catalog but 1500 kc is 500 m).

    The C-13 mantel model has a list price of $ 48.00 and Lafayette price is $ 23.95 and the C-15 console model is list price 60.00 and Lafayette sells for $ 29.90. both models were available for 220 volt at addl. $ 2.00. A console only, undrilled was offered for $ 9.75. See details for the models of this catalog or summaries.
  • Price in first year of sale
  • 30.00 $
  • Author
  • Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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