The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum Tesla Library

An underground realm of obscure technologies and obscured history...
The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum
A Private Collection Of Tesla Coils and Antique Medical, X-Ray, and Natural Philosophical Apparatus

http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com

"The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum" is the result of over a decade of research. It's
goal is to provide the visitor with a wealth of unusual trivia concerning devices long ago forgotten.
We are located in the Historic Northwood section of West Palm Beach, Florida. To visit us in
person, please email and phone to make an appointment. This is a private collection, however we
can occasionally accept visitors on weekends and after normal business hours.

To our surprise, this website receives an astonishing 7.5 million hits per year from around the
world. Feel free to drop us a line or call with any questions and comments regarding the website, research, etc.

Are you making a movie or radio program? We welcome film crews and media requests. There is nothing we enjoy more
than telling the stories of the machines, inventors, and apparatus to even wider audiences.

Jeff and Rita Behary, Curators

Home address:

627 36th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: 954 253 3529

Contact Us via email

Please leave a message if you receive a voice mail, we tend to answer questions between 4 - 9pm EST.

Jeff Behary

Jeff and Rita Behary

Who on earth is Jeff Behary? I am an avid experimenter in Tesla technologies. A historian of early electrical pioneers & devices,
I am trying my best to preserve history that's been forgotten. I'm not a conspiracy theorist, or promoter of alternative medicine.
I'm equally not someone who says that all the machines are quackery and we know everything there is to know about electricity.
I like to recreate things that are forgotten and relive the experiences of inventors long gone. It's always fun, exciting, and informative.

I'm a machinist by trade originally. I've programmed and operated a variety of CNC and manual machines. My Dad and I have a large collection of machinist equipment including two milling machines and four lathes, and a brass/bronze foundry.

JEFF BEHARY

627 36^th ST l West Palm Beach, FL 33407 l Phone: 954-253-3529 l Email: jeff_behary@hotmail.com l URL: www.electrotherapymuseum.com

CNC Machinist / Research and Development

Knowledge/SKILLS	Proficient user of SolidWorks and AutoCAD CNC Programming and Operating Strong ability to interpret and create engineering drawings Proficient in the manual machining of parts: Milling Machines, Lathes, Surface Grinder Strong mathematical and analytical skills Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CS, Microsoft Word/Excel/Power Point
EDUCATION	ITC Training, Prague, Czech Republic	2004
	FCI, West Palm Beach	1996

Experience	Harmsco Filtration Products, West Palm Beach, FL	2007-Present
	Machinist Program and operate Calypso 30 HP Waterjet and Mitsubishi 60 HP Waterjet Program, setup, and operate CNC Haas Lathe Repair and manufacture parts using custom CNC Machines for the Water Filter Manufacturing Industry Design and interpret engineering diagrams in SolidWorks and AutoCad
	The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum	1998-Present
	Curator Curator and Historian Of Electro-Medical Devices Design and manufacturer museum quality reproductions of early electrical devices Document measurements and internal components of historical machines and artifacts in 3D using Solidworks Lecture worldwide to technical and medical audiences Research the history of early inventors and invention of early electrical devices Act as a liaison for television programs, documentaries and books
	Labock Technologies, Inc., Weston, FL	2004-2007
	Design Engineer, Research and Development Engineered armored vehicles and products Researched and developed Rocket Propelled Grenade Armor, Non-Destructive Weapons, Ordnance Disposal Machine, and Fire Fighting Apparatus Programmed and operated Calypso CNC Waterjet for Ballistic Materials Submitted ideas for new company patents

	Closet Design Group, Boca Raton, FL	2002-2003
	Machinist and Woodworker Programmed and Operated CNC Routers (Weeke, Stiles) Programmed and Operated NC Edge-Banding Machine & CNC Saw Performed Maintenance on a variety of CNC Machines
	Royal Precision Machine, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL	1996-1997
	Machinist Programmed and Operated CNC Milling Machine (Mazak) Prepared quotations and CAD drawings (AutoCAD)
PUBLIC ACHIEVEMENTS	Television Programs:
	Mysteries At The Museum 2, Travel Channel (USA)		2012
	Giants Of The Light And Shadow, NHK TV (Japan)		2010
	Modern Marvels “Mad Electricity”, History Channel (USA)		2008
	Somewhere Out There, Pilot Episode, Toronto (Canada)		2007
	Miracle Events Unbelievable, Fuji Film, (Japan)		2003
	Disinformation TV, (United Kingdom)		2001

	Movies / Films:
			2012
	All About Tesla: The Research, Maxim Films (Germany)		2007

	Book Contributions:
	Reminiscences Of A Birdman, Robert Campbell, Living History Press		2009
	Quack! Tales of Medical Fraud, Bob McCoy, Santa Monica Press		2001

	Magazines & Periodicals:
	Colors (Italy)		2012
	Aunt Minnie Radiology News (Worldwide Web)		2011
	Les Nouvelles Esthetiques (USA, Canada)		2010
	Flyer Magazine (UK)		2002
	Sail Magazine (USA)		2002

	Published Lectures:
	The Quest For Kinraide, Long Island		2011
	Electrical Discharges, Philadelphia		2011
	History of High Frequency Coils in Medicine, Philadelphia		2011
	Real History Of Electrotherapy, Seattle		2007
	150^th Anniversary of Nikola Tesla, Long Island		2006
	Tesla’s Tesla Coils, Salt Lake City		2006
	Redefining Tesla Technologies, Salt Lake City		2005
	Turn Of The Century Discoveries, Washington DC		2004

	Radio Interview:
	“Questions Questions”, BBC Radio (United Kingdom)		2005

I received this photo of Czech President Havel after donating "The Prague Coil" to NTM. It is one of my prized possessions.
I have a great interest the Czech underground, Velvet Revolution, Charter '77, and the great individuals involved in this fascinating history.

Specific appreciation for Vaclav Havel, The Plastic People Of The Universe, DG 307, Fiction, Garaz,
Ivan Martin Jirous, Egon Bondy, etc... May those who are living prosper in freedom, and those who passed be remembered always.

Frank is an amazing collector and person. He is better than any museum (including this one!). From Queen's X-Ray tubes,
to an original Rhumkorff Coil, to the rarest of the rare...all fortunately owned by someone nice enough to share such treasures!

Click here to read about our Featured Collector: Frank Jones

Misc.

The Magic Of Oil Painting / Wm. (Bill) Alexander Museum

I learned to paint from "the guys on TV". William Alexander inspired me to begin painting. Later Bob Ross come along and also did a fantastic job. I was fortunate enough to meet Bob a year before he died. As I never met Bill in person, here is my tribute to him. I have 2 of his original paintings.

Wanted: Magic Of Oil Painting Supplies, Paintings, Videos, Books, etc.

I also collect old paint. Even if its dried up or unusable.

The Paintings Of Jeff Behary

Some of my crude paintings.

This is another prized possession, sent after Rita and I got married -
from William Terbo, Nikola Tesla's Grand Nephew

Misc. Website and Museum Acitivities, by year...

1996: Created first website: www.lvstrings.com/quack.htm, and Jeff Behary's Research Laboratory...early workings of a museum in progress!

1997: Creation of the official website: "The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum"

1998: Experimentation to improve modern Tesla Coils: Threaded Coil forms, Self-Cooling Tungsten Spark Gaps, Obscure coil
winding methods.

1999: Wrote excerpts for the chapter "Rays and Radiation" for Bob McCoy's "Quack! Tales Of Medical Fraud", c/o
The Museum Of Questionable Medical Devices.

          Attended the "Disinformation Conference" in Manhattan, NY with underground author Adam Parfrey. Mr. Parfrey
          spoke of his new book, "Apocalypse Culture II" while I conducted 500,000 Volts through my body
          at the Hammerstien Ballroom.

2001: In September 2001 I used forgotten technologies to create a Tesla Coil that developed discharges
           thousands of degrees yet requiring little power consumption (less than 1000W). This coil was exhibited by Bill
           Wysock of Tesla Technology Research for the 2001 AMTA Convention in Denver, Colorado. This was the start
           of my research with multi-layer Tesla Coils and Pancake Coils.

2002: Publication of several independent articles on St. Elmo's Fire (SAIL Magazine, USA,; Flyer Magazine, UK).
          Provided video footage for a Fuji TV in Japan on St. Elmo's Fire "Miracle Experience Unbelievable" "Panic In The Air"
          Sent a letter to Czech President Vaclav Havel seeking permission to donate a large Tesla Coil to the city of Prague.
          Donated the "Prague Coil" to NTM, the first reproduction of a Bipolar Pancake Tesla Coil System in over 75 years.
          With the generous help of Vaclav Suchy and Pavel Pitrak of NTM obtained rare photos of Vacuum Discharge Tubes
          from a Czech archive.

2003: Attended the "Tesla Electrotherapy Energy Conference" hosted by Tom Valone in Washington D.C.
          Provided a one-hour lecture to 1000 people on "Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy
          Discoveries" that was released on DVD. Attending this lecture was William Terbo, Tesla's Grand-Nephew, and Executive
          of The Tesla Memorial Society. We have remained friends and colleagues ever since.

2004: Did massive research into the patents of Thomas Burton Kinraide and other Tesla contemporaries. Began to archive
          thousands of pages of patents, books, manuscripts, and instruction manuals associated with Tesla technologies and
          Electrotherapy. Collaborated with fellow collectors to have permanent "Feature Exhibitions" at the museum. Collaborated
          with BBC Television for documentary.

2005: Uncovered the remains of Electrical Pioneer Thomas Burton Kinraide's Laboratory in Jamaica Plain. The result was the discovery
          of a lifetime: Over 500 glass plate negatives of spark discharge photos, the earliest surviving Tesla Coils built by Kinraide from
          1897-1901, and various personal belongings. They remain the most treasured pieces in our collection.
          Met fellow collector Frank Jones and his wife Shari in Salt Lake City, Utah for the "Tesla Tech ExtraOrdinary Technology
          Conference 2005". Frank and I lectured on Early Electrotherapeutics, Tesla Coil design, and demonstrated several
          machines including a McIntosh Hogan brought by fellow collector Dwight Krebs. The lecture was released on DVD and VHS.

2006: Moved to new location: 627 36th Street / West Palm Beach, FL 33407
          BBC Radio 4 "Questions Questions": "Violet Ray Machines", hosted by Stewart Hendersen / Produced by Sarah Cuddon.
          Aired Thursday 25. May 2006
          Lectured on Long Island, New York for the 150th Anniversary Of Tesla's Birth. Joined museum friends from around the country
          for one of the greatest events of the decade!
          Got to meet Harry Goldman of TCBA by phone. I've never been the same since. He's simply wonderful!

2007: The Year Of New Information!
          Was contacted by (and was fortunate enough to meet in person) Robert Campbell, Earle Ovington Biographer and Collector.
          Was contacted by Tom Curtis, son of Thomas Stanley Curtis.
          Was contacted by the family of Thomas Burton Kinraide.   Recovered the prototype high frequency oil-filled Tesla-Thomson
          Coil made by Kinraide in 1897. This coil produced the first X-Rays of the human trunk. Aside from its obvious historic value,
          it can be regarded as the earliest surviving Tesla Coil and perhaps the only known period high frequency induction coil.
          Was contacted by Donna, great grand-daughter of William Benham Snow.
          Was contacted by the H. G. Fischer family, Hannah and Jonathan Fischer
          Was contacted by Ray Minichiello, close friend of Charles Campbell of Campbell Electric Co.
          Was extra in the film "All About Tesla: The Research" by Michael Krause
          Was filmed for Toronto-based TV Show TBA

2008: Was on the History Channel's Modern Marvels - "Mad Electricity"
Frank still continues to amaze us with his newest finds.

2009: Heard from the family of X-Ray Pioneer Edwin Lee Edwards
          Created an operational Poulsen Arc generator
          Robert Campbell published the incredible book on Earle Lewis Ovington, "Reminiscences Of a Birdman"
          Continued research with low voltage Tesla Coils and Induction Coils
          Tracked down the family of Tesla Coiling pioneer James E. Seeley.

2010: Traveled to Boston for another Kinraide adventure, this time to restore an original Kinraide Coil.
Filmed for a Japanese documentary, Gendai Productions: Giants Of The Light and Shadow: Edison v. Tesla.
Filmed for a UCF documentary on future electrical treatments for AIDS patients.

2011: Acquired rare physics apparatus from Washington Jefferson College in Pittsburgh - including
          priceless history - 1868 Ritchie Induction Coil #12 and a 2.5 KW Edison Dynamo.
          Restoring rare original pieces: 1898 Kinraide Alternating Current X-Ray Coil, 1868 Carre Di-Electric Machine,
          Floor Model 12 plate Frank S. Betz Static Electric Machine.
          Published article in Les Nouvelle Esthetics magazine
          Published article in Aunt Minnie - "Fla Collector Searches For X-Ray's Forgotten Past"
          Lectured twice in Philadelphia Tesla Conference with John "Grizzy"
          Continues research into 1700s and early 1800s Static Electric Machines
          Heard from the family of Noble M. Eberhart!

          Frank Jones collaborated with Numismatist Raf van Laere (www.numisbel.be) for a fascinating article on ornamental Galvanic & Magnetic Batteries.
          Frank also traveled to Holland and Germany to meet the fine glassblowers Lutz and Wolfgang and to see the Röntgen and Geissler museums up close.
          It was the Crookes and Geissler Tube adventure of a lifetime, with a bit of giant 1700s static electric experiments thrown in for good measure!

          Wenneker TV from Holland came to WPB to film a documentary on Lightning. They first traveled here to film electromedical gadgets and Kinraide material,
          then we headed to Dan's house. Dan Cuscela & Michelle contributed to this show electrically, and Marianna Zelenak contributed with family stories
          of Ball Lightning from Slovakia. It was loads of fun.
       . Many thanks to Robert Verberne, Marco, Berta, and the wonderful 12 crew team. They were the most professional film crew to date that we've had at the house.

2012: Filmed for Travel Channel's Mysteries At The Museum, "Keely's Motor". Optomen Productions.
Did a lecture at FIT (Florida Tech) and am hoping for some collaborations with the brilliant scientists there. They do some seriously cool work,
including upper atmospheric lightning and X-Ray production measurement in lightning discharges.

Knowledge/SKILLS

EDUCATION

ITC Training, Prague, Czech Republic

FCI, West Palm Beach

Experience

Harmsco Filtration Products, West Palm Beach, FL

Machinist