The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com Steam-Punk Violet Ray Resonator Designed and handmade by Jeff Behary Part 1:  Wind a Violet Ray Coil The winding of this coil is based partly on the patents of Ralph C. Browne, 1904. . . he was one of the first people to make a hand-held Tesla Coil. The first patented was a "Self-Contained Hand-Electrode" by Thomas Burton Kinraide, filed 5. July 1904. Ralph Browne filed his "Inductive System", which included a hand-held coil, on 19. August 1904. Finished coil is on the right... This is my rendition of what a VIolet Ray would have looked like if it was built in the early 1890s... This simple piece has been one of the most rewarding projects I've done lately.  A simple Violet Ray coil is a lot of work to construct. All wires are inlaid in carefully milled grooves... The complete handheld Resonator...