[JMS] James Millen "Electronic Flash"

[Don Buska]

Les,

My good friend Scott passed  along your email regarding the  Flash (See below).  I'm surprised 
your Google search didn't find "The James Millen Society" (JMS) webpage or the other really fine 
National related sights.  Albeit Scott does have some really neat stuff on the SW-3 on his site!  
Maybe that's why I still use Metacrawler ;)

I am forwarding your email along to the Millen Society reflector to see if anyone out there has ever 
seen one.  Most likely that tiny locking band is all the Millen that exists in this product.  Millen was a 
big manufacturer of electronic and electronic related mechanical parts.  So either an existing 
product, like a standard vacuum tube lock, was used or they might have made the part on a 
contract bases for the company that made the flash.  Millen also made alot of Mu-Shield devices, 
magnetic protection, for CRT tubes and those often used mounting straps and locks too.

Your desire to "find  out more about the history of James Millen, the man, the company" can be 
found on the JMS website at http://www.qsl.net/jms .  Millen Mfg started in 1939.

Not sure how much luck you'll have finding info on the flash, but perhaps someone at the Antique 
Wireless Association can help with the actual flash tube for you.  They have a website at
http://www.antiquewireless.org/ with a nice message board.

Best of Luck,

Don Buska, N9OO
Prsident - The James Millen Society

P.S.  I checked my eight volume set of RCA tube manuals (HB-3 Set) and they didn't list flash 
tubes.  Sorry hoped I had the info for you.




Don, I got this email from a guy with a Millen electronic flash.  I didn't
know Millen flash's.  I replied to him, pointing him to the all knowing, all
seeing, James Millen Society for information.  Did I mine a nugget here?
73, Scott WA9WFA
----- Original Message -----
From: "LNphoto" <LNphoto@twmi.rr.com>
To: <wa9wfa@qsl.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 7:51 PM
Subject: James Millen


> You can thank Google for this email.  Your the only hit I got with
> "James Millen" and "National Radio Corporation"
>
> I'm a photographer, not a ham operator, but my dad is, (W8JDC) and he
> collected old radios when I was growing up so I can tell a
> Hallicrafters from an Atwater Kent.
>
> I recently purchased part of an early electronic flash.  I only have
> the handle and flash tube part, not the battery case.  The only hint of
> a model or brand is an engraving around the band to lock the flash tube.
>
> "James Millen   Malden, Mass"
>
> The innards look like the thing was built in the 30s or 40s, and
> probably pre war.  the cotton covered wire and wax condensers certainly
> look like my dad's AK 30.   take a look.
>
> http://home.twmi.rr.com/lnphoto/jamesmillen.jpg
>
>
> My quixotic quest is two pronged:
>
> Find  out more about the history of James Millen, the man, the company,
> etc.
>
> and
>
> try to find specs on that R4330 flash tube so I can bring it to life.
>
> If you can either help me or tell me where to go :-)    I'd appreciate
> it.
>
>
> thank you for your time
>
>
> Les Newcomer
>


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