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[Trade catalogs from Lafayette Radio Corp.]

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Variant company name:
New York, NY ; Boston, MA ; Newark, NJ ; Bronx, NY ; Long Island, NY ; Chicago, IL ; Atlanta, GA  Search this
Company Name:
Lafayette Radio Corp.  Search this
Related companies:
Wholesale Radio Service Co., Inc. ; Lafayette Camera Corp. ; Lafayette-Concord Radio ; Div. of Radio Wire Television Inc. ; Lafayette Radio  Search this
Notes content:
Large electronics distributor for National Company Radio , Hammarlund , Hallicrafters , Raytheon , General Electric , Amphenol , Workshop Associates , Advance , Motorola , Garrard , Electro-Voice , Fisher , Bell , Marantz , P. R. Mallory & Co. Inc. , and various other manufacturers ; portable radios ; AC-DC Superheterodyne "Superhet" ; table radios ; "phono-radio" record player and radio ; "radiocorder" (records radio broadcasts) ; cabinet radios ; "Combination" record player radio ; electric record players ; Crosley radios ; Lionel trains and accessories ; Erector sets ; "Chemcraft" chemistry sets ; RCA sound control studio (makes sound effects) ; RCA electronic lab kit ; RCA portable record player ; cameras and photography supplies ; radio parts and tubes ; soldering irons ; HAM radio equipment ; Motorola semiconductors ; stereophonic and monaural "hi-fi" components ; high fidelity ; stereo systems ; public address systems ; transistor radios ; clocks ; electric refrigerators ; RCA "Magic Brain" television remote control ; home intercom system ; fluorescent lights ; World War II wartime catalog .
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
29 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Sound recording and playback equipment (including phonographs; microphones; and phonograph records)  Search this
Television  Search this
Toys and games  Search this
Topic:
Amusements  Search this
Audio equipment industry  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Candles  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Games  Search this
Hobbies  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Phonograph  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Recreation industry  Search this
Sound -- Recording and reproducing  Search this
Sound recording industry  Search this
Television -- Receivers and reception  Search this
Television supplies industry  Search this
Toy making  Search this
Toys  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25350
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25350