 Uppercase letters and a picture of Marquis de Lafayette were commonly used as Lafayette's logo through the 1960s and '70s | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | |
Lafayette Radio Electronics Corporation was an American radio and electronics manufacturer and retailer from approximately 1931 to 1981, headquartered in Syosset, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City. The company sold radio sets, Amateur radio (Ham) equipment, citizens band (CB) radios and related communications equipment, electronic components, microphones, public address systems, and tools through their company owned and branded chain of retail outlets and by mail-order.[1]
- ^ Post, Richard (December 2012). "Sixty years of Lafayette Radio". Monitoring Times. Vol. 31, no. 12. ISSN 0889-5341. LCCN 91649214. OCLC 925172081. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022 – via Ohio University.