Fraud, Truth, And Antigravity From Late 1800's John Keely
Started by unknown · · 8 posts · last reply 8 December 2025
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Mr John Keely from late 1800's Philadelphia showed demonstrations evoking great energy. He called it generation of Ether pressure from small water sample by multiple subdivisions. Several different devices were made with same resultant. He showed about 23,000lbs pressure using warehouse weigh scales with air cylinder vertical and lifting 500lb weight with 1 to 14 negative leverage on pivot point. The visitors did not believe in any of his regular steam gauges as they could of had springs modified. The output lifted was always true. Investors gave lots of money to Keely. Tesla did not like Keely , as Keely got more investors' money than he did. At his end, published newspaper showed mostly fraud involved. See N.Y. Journal and Advertiser on line. Jan 29,1899 pages 18,19, "Keely the monumental fraud of the century" Keely had purchased 3 sets of machinery from new jersey machine shop years earlier, from man that was bilking a Doctor out of vast sums of money. The same units were in first floor Keely machine shop in Philadelphia. 40HP engine with output shaft, 30,000lbs pressure output liquid hydraulic pressure SCREW type pump, and 2 ton steel thick walled 30" metal sphere pressure tank. Think like a common water pump system in rural house cellar with well. The water fills tank from well pump to 50lbs pressure, and shuts off. The water for house comes from lower outlet fitting 50lbs. At center top of tank is highly compressed air bubble. A fitting there, will emit humidified air pressure in small volume , to gauge at 50lb. This is how Keely fooled his money investors for Energy invention of 23,000lbs pressure output in 15 seconds evolution. The vertical device in picture called The Liberator, had horizontal mounted very heavy tube tank. Keely said the tank was so heavy because of extremely thick walls. (The tank had an INNER hidden tank with end push spring release valve , like on your car tire valve. The 15 second wind up NOISY timer , was to cover up sound from air release to "in between the tanks". Hand valve sent the high pressure to the vertical leverage stand.
The Keely old documents also told of 4 demonstrations of antigravity. Triple heavy sirens on steel base that lifted when self induced inharmonic vibrations applied raised up the mass. The other was a hollow brass sphere that was floated with wire attached as thermopile of silver, gold, platinum . The third was 2 ton steel high pressure sphere tank that was lifted up onto a metal stand. - -That had an array of tuning forks that transmitted vibrations in thirds ratio to same triple wires to mass . Resonant frequency chord , with inharmonics thirds in ratio. People present in late 1800's that saw that demonstration signed affidavits to that effect. The fourth was a platform with operator on chair that lifted upwards by harmonic vibrations that was demonstrated to the US War department, as it was called back then.
Keely had one U.S. Patent issued on dual use flywheel and sold one invention to firm out west to vibrate inside wall of gold mine , so as to easily pick up material without heavy , hard digging. -
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The picture of Keely Liberator was another fake device shown to public. The horizontal tank contained another interior precharged air tank. The air pressure released went to lever arm of weigh scales showing lifting force of 23,000lbs. Keely had earlier, purchased a 3 piece devices from a N.J. machine shop. 40 HP engine, 30,000lb liquid hydraulic screw type pump, and 2 ton sphere steel pressure tank. He used the air bubble air from top of sphere tank to transfer to smaller tanks. A separate 2nd valve on left end horizontal tank allowed water to pour in, and out the other end to prove tank was empty. Screwing in left handle allowed rod to release spring valve on inner tank . The 15 seconds NOISY wind up fan covered up the noise of the inner air release inbetween tanks. Investors wrote big checks to Keely. Keely- The Monumental Fraud Of The Century New York Journal And Advertiser Jan 29, 1899, pgs 17,18,19, full details of devices , on Internet read for free. Can also purchase paper photocopies from the Interlibrary loan. -
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What do you think? Was it fake or not?
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John Keely - Floating hollow brass sphere, Floating platform with vibrators array, triple sirens on 1 ton platform floats with ratio inharmonics applied ,
and demonstrated tuning forks array hooked to triple wires in series as silver, platinum and gold , as hooked to 2 ton steel pressure tank.
Tank rises up and set on steel tripod. Visitors signed affidavits as being present , late 1800's. The 5 Million dollar Keely Motor Company 1865-1899 -
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Study the Fraud Expose from Jan 1899, and then decide how to go forward. Purchase Keely book references such as Universal laws, Keely and his discoveries, the Snell Manuscript - summary of 3 Keely books, Free Energy Pioneer, and see catalog of documents from S.V.P. from Mr. Pond. You should pick one device and do extensive research. I suggest the self running hydro pneumatic motor with Patent application data. True mechanism using inherent developed water hammer 50 lbs pressure. Had rotary 4 way shock valve and flywheel. Was shown sawing wood. Man in Africa later on made one. Original Keely brass machine was in museum, then sold, then stolen, then returned and examined , and matching, according to the Patent application tech data . You could also built one with your own modifications as small model. I got into this Keely study long ago, as I was intrigued about Keely easily making hydrogen gas fuel from water using frequencies, ratios , vibrations from tuning forks. -
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The question is what the Keely device was really doing....
Do you have an explanation? -
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The Keely Hydro Pneumatic vacuu motor was self running , performing work during demonstrations. Way later on, the new owner , with help from engineer,compared the brass mechanism with the original Patent application workings, taking it apart, , and found that they matched. Keely reissue of Patent application with the missing investor's names was not done. See model on You tube, and the documentation. Keely did have some other devices that actually worked , such as the high lift water pump flaps unit, wall and quartz pulverizer, higher quality microscope , hydrogen generator, and US Patent on dual use flywheel that I saw in city library . There was late 1800's signed documents made of visitors present, after a Keely demonstration of gravity control of heavy steel unit.
Another worker in Africa many years later,duplicated the hydraulic water motor. The modern history books and magazines only mention the fraud involved of some displays that were upstairs second floor Philadelphia workshop.
Mr. Pond of S.V.P., has on line catalog of reprinted original documents about Keely's work for purchase. -
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The Haunted Keely Work Building 1898
The Dec 1898 workmen hired to take apart the Keely workshop walls + flooring came across the hidden large steel sphere pressure tank. When whacking it with hammer, weird noises emanated from all over the building as the brass tubing in walls + floor were vibrating. The scared workmen ran out and quit because of ghosts!. New workers had to be hired. (Scientific American magazine)
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