• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1933/1934

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 46030

• • alternative name: Wholesale Radio

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6E7 6D7 43 25Z5

• Main principle
• TRF without regeneration; 2 AF stage(s)

• Tuned circuits
• 2 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• AC/DC-set / 25-60 cycles AC and DC 110 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil) / Ø 5.5 inch = 14 cm

• Material
• Wooden case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: T-21 Trutest 4 Compact [early, 110 volts] - Lafayette Radio & TV Corp; New

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

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.75 x 6.75 x 5 inch / 248 x 171 x 127 mm

• Notes
• The Lafayette Trutest 4 tube compact T-21 is a 4-Tube AC/DC TRF for the broadcast band. Beautiful Walnut Burl cabinet with marquetry inlay. Attractive speaker grill and escutcheoned front. The set is listed at $ 32.00 but the Lafayette price is $ 12.75. There is also a "Suede Carrying Case" for $ 1.50. The same model can be ordered for 220 volts and there is an early and a new version with other tubes. See details for the models of this catalog.

• Price in first year of sale
• 13.00 $

• External source of data
• Ernst Erb

• Circuit diagram reference
• Rider's Perpetual, Volume 9 = 1938 and before

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• Lafayette Radio Catalog (Lafayette catalog no. 55 for 1934, page 6.)

• 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)