1900-1907: Apparatus for collecting atmospheric electricity. Patents.

Below is a couple of interesting atmospheric electricity related patents I ran into. I am not sure how any of this was supposed to work. If you follow source links, you can find accompanying descriptions and a bunch of other technical stuff.
  • #1. Apparatus for collecting atmospheric electricity
    • Filed in 1900
    • Patented in 1901
  • Source
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  • #2. Apparatus for collecting atmospheric electricity
    • Filed in 1907
    • Patented in 1909
  • Source
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KD: Whoever has proper knowledge and education, please indulge the rest. Could it be possible for these things to actually collect electricity from the atmosphere?
 
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