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Relatives, friends and associates of Nikola Tesla

George Scherff

 

Mr. Scherff was Nikola Tesla's most trusted and longest working employee. Scherff was instrumental in helping Tesla keep his affairs in order, especially during the Colorado Springs experiments.

Letters

Date (?) The trouble in the new break is that the oil in the base does not stand sufficiently below the highest point the mercury can rise in the hollow shaft. It would be desirable to make an...

Colorado Springs, Oct. 12, 1899 My dear Mr. Scherff, I shall soon return to the city - with glorious results, but financially - well, let us not speak of it. I hope that I shall find everything in...

Colorado Springs, Nov. 7, 1899 Dear Mr. Scherff, Inclosed check for bills forwarded $225 on account. Please pay from this to Mr. Czito's wife $50. He will pay my loan off $5 every week beginning from...

Colorado Springs, Oct. 29, 1899 Dear Mr. Scherff, With express I have forwarded to-day 4 sets of photographs for my friends. Please look them over and send the first, the white ones to Mr. Hennesey...


Colorado Springs, Oct. 17, 1899 Dear Mr. Scherff, I am returning some stuff to the laboratory. Among the things is the small oscillator. I found there was a mistake in the condenser, the same being...



Colorado Springs, Oct. 14, 1899 Dear Mr. Scherff, I have expressed to-day some photos illustrating a few of my experiments here. One of them, as you will see is for my friend Mrs. Ledenbury (?) on...

Colorado Springs, Oct. 13, 1899 Dear Mr. Scherff, The inclosed checks for Mr. Unger. Please get me the little book on The Transmission de l'energie electrique sans fil. It is probably some rot, but I...