Name/Title
Edward Samuel Ritchie Induction Coil, signed No. 12, April 14, 1868Entry/Object ID
2026.223.1Description
Edward Samuel Ritchie Induction Coil, signed No. 12, April 14, 1868Use
This coil was missing the original glass bell insulator, the discharge posts, and parts of the interrupter... yet still is one of only several surviving.Context
Part of a large acquisition from Washington Jefferson College in Pittsburgh back in 2010. Jeff Behary's uncle Russell Behary drove thousands of pounds of apparatus from Pittsburgh to West Palm Beach, including this static machine.Collection
Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy MuseumAcquisition
Accession
2026.223Source or Donor
Jeff BeharyAcquisition Method
Loan
