Monday, June 13, 2011

The James F. Lee X-Ray Tube Collection

THE COLLECTION WAS SOLD IN 2011

This collection of 48 x-ray tubes and 2 radio tubes was owned by James F. Lee, an inventor and manufacturer of x-ray tubes beginning in the late 1920's through the 1930's.  His manufacturing lab was located in Palo Alto, CA (now Menlo Park).  The tubes he manufactured were very high quality and, according to letters from purchasers, even better than major manufacturers like Coolidge.


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NO.
MANUFACTURER
LENGTH “
CONT?
COMMENTS
1
Coolidge
19
N


2
Lee
20
N
S/N: 277180 etched into glass
3
Crookes ?
21
NT


4
Mueller – Media
24
N
German – Helium S/N: 300973 2.5 KW
5
Coolidge Victor
17
Y
S/N: CA 153
6
Mueller – Media Metalix
25
Y
German – Helium S/N: 319067 10 KW
7
Coolidge GE
18
Y
RD - lead glass – 7 lb 3 oz
8
Coolidge
19
N
XP-1-4 S/N: X5847 (this may be an experimental tube)
9
Lee Four Focus
24
Y
Patent applied for S/N: 12566
10
Lee
28
Y


11
Lee
20
Y


12
Lee
24
Y
1” long black surface scratch on glass
13
Lee
13
Y


14
Lee
22
Y


15
Lee
22
Y
Patent 2,123,607
16
Coolidge
24
Y
BROAD S/N: 73582
17
Lee
20
Y
No anode cap
18
Lee 2 Focus X-Ray Tube
21
Y
Patent Pending S/N: 12738 #2 Key included
19
Lee
32
Y
No anode cap
20
Coolidge Victor 30MA
19
N
S/N: 77480
21
Lee
8.5
Y
No anode cap
22
Lee
24
Y


23
Eureka
9.25
Y
7-70P Patent 1,590,971 S/N: 6217 no cathode cap
24
GE
28
Y
“Dirt” or rust inside of tube
25
Lee
9.25
Y


26
Westinghouse Deep Therapy
33
N


27
Original Muller X-Ray Tube
23
N
S/N: 272806 2861 dirt on inside of glass
28
Lee
23
Y


29
Lee X-Ray Tube
17.5
Y
1.5 KW
30
Lee
17.5
Y


31
Coolidge Victor
13
N
10 MA S/N: RD 80529
32
Coolidge GE
22
Y
Medium focus S/N: 44141
33
Coolidge Victor
22
Y
Medium S/N: 60584 both ends damaged
34
Coolidge GE
20
Y
XP-1 S/N: X5990 Experimental?
35
Lee Four Focus X-Ray Tube
21
Y
S/N: 12673 Patent Pending
36
Lee
12.5
Y


37
Lee
14.5
Y
Anode cap missing
38
Lee
10.25
Y


39
Lee
33
Y
Corrosion on one end – coating on inside of bulb
40
Coolidge Victor
20
Y
100 MA S/N: 4R 1192 anode end loose dirt inside glass
41
Lee
19
Y
Anode end missing - spider webs and some dirt inside tube
42
Kenex
31
Y
S/N: 243394 Patented 69.1925 200 KV Made in Germany
43
Coolidge GE
34
N
S/N: 2U 6690 8 M.A. 200,000 volts Both ends loose - dirt, etc. dirty
44*
General Electric
25
Y
KC-4 S/N: 7195 rust on inside parts
45*
General Electric
25
Y
KC-4 S/N: 20378 rust on inside parts
46
Lee
32.5
Y
No. 40016 on inside metal - both end caps missing – dirt on inside of glass
47
Lee
22
Y


48
BELLVUE
20
NT
S/N: 109 Crookes type?
49
Macalaster Wiggin Co.
21
NT
Transformer Tube S/N: 8??58
50
Lee
28
Y


* Not an x-ray tube but a radio tube.

TUBE PHOTOS 
(left click on image to magnify)

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Additional photos of each tube are available upon request.
For more information, please contact William Durfey at wadurfey@gmail.com.

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