Halifax / New York / Yonkers / New York City / Chicago / /
Company
The express / Bedstead Manufacturing Company / Otis Brothers & Company / Bedstead Company / 14 Otis Elevator Company / Otis Elevator Company / E.V. Haughwout & Company / /
Country
Germany / France / United States / Greece / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Bankruptcy / Company Expansion / /
Facility
Majestic Building / Eiffel Tower / Roman Coliseum / Company store / Office towers / Bedstead plant / Beaver Building / New York’s Flatiron Building / /
IndustryTerm
elevator car / car rises / steel cords / improved lifting device / steel jaws / large overhead hoisting machinery / steel belts / machinery / woven steel / governor-operated safety device / furniture manufacturer / oil / steel safety frame / car load / early devices / people-moving equipment / energy consumption / bank / passenger elevator car / gearless systems / powered lifting devices / heavy woven steel cables / electronics / freight elevator / electric motor pumps oil / car stops / hydraulic systems / alternate car / steam-powered hydraulic systems / /
About Elevators Moving the world Imagine the skyline of a modern city if the elevator did not exist. Buildings would be limited to five or six stories. Most of the architecture of the 20th and 21st century