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Lafayette Radio Advertisement
June 1957 American Modeler

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These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

This particular page is from page 49 of the June 1957 issue of American Modeler magazine. Lafayette Radio is still in business today, but they do not model aircraft equipment anymore. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.

Here is a thumbnail of a cool old photo on the Lafayette Radio website (look at the bottom of the page).

Use the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' inflation calculator to see what items cost in today's dollars. For instance, that $19.95 "R/C Transmitter" would be $154.19 in 2011 money.

Lafayette Radio advertisement in June 1957 American Modeler magazine - Airplanes and Rockets



About Airplanes & Rockets
Kirt Blattenberger BSEE - KB3UON My Engineering Web: RF Cafe Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!) Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...
Airplanes And Rockets Copyright 1996 - 2026
All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images and text used on the Airplanes and Rockets website are hereby acknowledged.
My Main Modeling Websites
Academy of Model Aeronautics Tower Hobbies Horizon Hobby Sig Mfg Brodak Mfg

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Posted June 4, 2011

Lafayette Radio AdvertisementJune 1957 American Modeler

Lafayette Radio Advertisement
June 1957 American Modeler