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Creator:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Bachelet, Albert E.  Search this

Names:

Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Scrapbooks

Contracts

Clippings

Date:

1890 - 1973

Summary:

The collection documents Emile Bachelet, inventor of electro-magnetic therapeutic devices for the treatment of rheumatism.

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of approximately .66 cubic feet of biographical materials, correspondence, clippings, patents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook relating to Emile Bachelet's invention of a device for magnetically levitating trains and other devices.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1890-1956, consists of Bachelet's passports, citizenship papers, some genealogical notes, clippings, a certificate from the Masonic Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and an undated interview with Albert Bachelet, Emile's son. Documentation on Albert Bachelet's work with the Lincoln stereoscopic pairs is also here.

Series 2: Correspondence, 1915-1959, includes letters from Emile Bachelet's former secretary, Suzanne Stokvis-Simpson, to Albert Bachelet from 1948 to 1959.

Series 3: Patents, 1903-1929, contains both United States and foreign issued patents for Bachelet's inventions. Also included in this series is information on Bachelet's Wave Generator Machine that was used to treat individuals suffering from rheumatism and other pains by "increasing the vital energies of the blood and creating a vibratory magnetic field in which is placed the patients or patients."

Series 4: Photographs, 1929-1945, include Bachelet's "Magnetically Levitated Railway" device, his "Free Energy Machine", models, equipment, and other devices being demonstrated and portraits of Emile Bachelet.

Series 5: Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbook, 1912-1973, document accounts of the public presentation of Bachelet's model of a magnetically levitated train in London in 1914 and other projects.

Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1915-1917, contains a visitor's book to Bachelet's laboratory, brochures on the Bachelet Wave Generator machine and drawings.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1: Biographical Materials, 1890-1956

Series 2: Correspondence, 1915-1959

Series 3: Patents, 1903-1929

Series 4: Photographs, circa 1880s-1945

Series 5: Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbook, 1912-1973

Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1915-1917

Biographical / Historical:

Emile Bachelet (1863-1946) was born in Nanterre, France, a village outside Paris and emigrated to the U.S. in the 1880s. He began his career in Boston as an electrician on the building staff of the Boston Institute (now known as Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He was naturalized a United States citizen in 1888, moved to California in 1889 and then to Tacoma, Washington where he worked as an electrician for the city government and later as an inventor of electro-magnetic therapeutic devices for the treatment of rheumatism. Bachelet discovered that arthritic pain disappeared when he was near huge generators and thus began his experimentation with electromagnets. In the 1890s he conceived the idea of magnetic levitation and worked for twenty years on its application to a train. A model was exhibited in London in 1914 and it received worldwide notice and some financial support. In the early 1900s, Bachelet moved to New York City and formed three companies, Bachelet General Magnet Co., Inc., Bachelet Magnetic Wave Company, and Bachelet Medical Apparatus Company to continue his invention work. However, his interest shifted often from one device to another and he later moved to Poughkeepsie, NY where he continued his invention efforts in a small workshop until his death in 1946.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Albert E. Bachelet, son of the inventor.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Electromagnetism  Search this

Electromagnetism in medicine  Search this

Inventions -- 1910-1920  Search this

Inventors  Search this

Magnetic levitation vehicles -- 1910-1920  Search this

Magnetic suspension -- 1910-1920  Search this

Medicine  Search this

Patents  Search this

Railroads -- Trains -- 1910-1920 -- England  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 19th-20th century

Scrapbooks

Contracts

Clippings

Citation:

Emile Bachelet Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0302

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Emile Bachelet Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8734c6cf1-34b4-4a42-9c7a-25d7a42fb59e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0302

Photographer:

Levick, Edwin  Search this

Names:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Collection Creator:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Bachelet, Albert E.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (unmounted, Silver gelatin on paper., 5.2" x 8.0")

Container:

Box 1, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1910

Scope and Contents:

"Edwin Levick / New York" blind-stamp at lower right.

Local Numbers:

AC0302-0000014.tif (AC Scan)

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Railways  Search this

Engineering models  Search this

Magnetic suspension -- 1910-1920  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin

Collection Citation:

Emile Bachelet Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Emile Bachelet Collection

Emile Bachelet Collection / Series 4: Photographs / Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83c9202ce-d760-40c3-a576-08b85b27a97f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0302-ref557

Collector:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Names:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965  Search this

Collection Creator:

Bachelet, Emile, 1863-1946  Search this

Bachelet, Albert E.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 6.6" x 8.7")

Container:

Box 1, Folder 12

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1914

Scope and Contents:

Photographer unidentified, but possibly by Brown Bros. Churchill is shown in profile, slightly to the right of the center of the image.

Local Numbers:

AC0302-0000026.tif (AC Scan)

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Engineering models  Search this

Magnetic suspension -- 1910-1920  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin

Collection Citation:

Emile Bachelet Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

See more items in:

Emile Bachelet Collection

Emile Bachelet Collection / Series 4: Photographs / Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84e31392b-8d1a-41a8-856b-7ea6570b4c2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0302-ref558