Org 1914 GENDREAU'S TESLA COIL Transformer MONTREAL 3 V

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Original SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, dated August 8, 1914. COMPLETE in 14 pages, lacking rear cover; Folio (15 3/4” x 11”).Featured in this issue is the illustrated article "A HUGE TESLA APPARATUS--A COIL WITH A SEVEN-FOOT SPARK GAP" (Father Gendreau, College of Immaculate Conception, Montreal) containing THREE (3) original photo image views: "GIANT TELSA COIL CAPABLE OF GIVING A SEVEN-FOOT SPARK" (4" X 4 1/2"), "VIEW OF THE PRIMARY AND MOVEABLE ELECTRODES" (3 1/2" X 4 1/2"), and "DISCHARGING ACROSS A SEVEN-FOOT GAP" (3 1/4"� 4 1/2").A sample of the article reads, “The great Tesla apparatus of our physical laboratory, at the College of the Immaculate Conception, Montreal, was designed by my professor, Father Gendreau, and was constructed by his pupils. The current of low frequency which energizes the Tesla coil proper, is furnished by a 7-kilowatt transformer, entirely immersed in insulating oil in a glass case, which measures 27 inches in length, and 17 inches in width and height...”. Additional illustrated articles in this issue include:"RAISING A WRECKED BRIDGE WITH DREDGES" (Toledo, OH), "THE SPERRY GYROSCOPIC STABILIZER",� and MORE! IN VERY GOOD CONDITION! Most of the pages in this issue are in NEAR FINE CONDITION; have a VERY faint, barely noticeable damp stain in the lower inside corner. A few pages, including the Tesla Coil page, read more

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