Long time Keely friend and confidant. After Keely's death Kinraide took a remnant of Keely's machines to Boston.
Kinraide High Frequency Device Patent
Kinraide Patent Drawing
see The Columbian January 12-1899 - mentions Kinraide
Have you ever heard about “Kinraide coil”?
It was invented by Thomas Burton Kinraide;
it was granted on April 18, 1899
• The document illustrates Kinraide’s high‑frequency, high‑potential induction apparatus, including its interrupter mechanism, primary and secondary windings, and accessory wiring for producing powerful high‑voltage discharges.
• Kinraide was a Boston‑based experimenter noted for developing high‑frequency coils in the late 1890s, with related patents such as US615,653 (Dec 6, 1898) describing a high‑frequency induction apparatus.
Inventor and date
• Inventor: Thomas Burton Kinraide (Jamaica Plain/Boston, Massachusetts).patents.google
• Patent grant date: April 18, 1899; application date: May 5, 1898.
Photos and museum references
• Waywiser (Harvard CHSI) lists Kinraide and shows examples of “Kinraide coil” equipment associated with his designs, offering object pages and images of extant coils.
• The Electrotherapy Museum discusses reconstructions and historical context of Kinraide/Tesla‑style high‑frequency induction coils, with photos of replica builds inspired by these patents. [anon]
Ever heard of the Kinraide coil? Invented by Thomas Burton Kinraide in 1898, this remarkable high-frequency coil was a game-changer in early electrical science!
Kinraide’s invention produced powerful X-rays and electric discharges with surprisingly low input voltage — a real pioneer in electrotherapy and high-voltage tech long before Tesla!
Dive into the story of this genius who helped shape medical and electrical experiments over a century ago.
If you want to learn more about how to make this type of Coil by yourself please visit Jeff Behary facebook profile or his YT channel. He has some amazing videos and tutorials about it.
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