Klipsch Museum Basement Find Magnadyne W-8

Extra points if you can guess what this device was originally designed to do....

PWK was trying to use this to dry glue in the original factory building. The problem arose that everytime they turned it on it blocked TV receptions all across Hope, AR. What could do that? Lets look at the inside.

 

Panel needs abit of cleaning.

Hmm a giant transformer and two extra large tubes. The  tubes are United Electronics 311-CH

 

Beautiful porcelin pass thoughs. 

 Nice graphite plates.