Lafayette

Lafayette Radio Electronics Corporation was (and is) an American radio and electronics manufacturer and retailer from approximately 1931 to 1981. Headquartered in Syosset, New York.
The company sold radio sets, amateur radio equipment, citizen's band (CB) radios and communications equipment, electronic components and tools through retail outlets and by mail-order.

Lafayette advertised heavily in major U.S. consumer electronics magazines of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly Audio, High Fidelity, Popular Electronics, Popular Mechanics, and Stereo Review. The company offered a free 400-page catalog filled with descriptions of vast quantities of electronic gear, including microphones, speakers, tape recorders, and other components.

In 1981, Lafayette Radio entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and sold its New York area stores to Circuit City.

As of 2003, the Lafayette brand name was re-launched at the CES show that year. Their products are only offered through special dealers and limited retail stores.      ((info: Wikipedia)