History
Elevator Car Fans 1880 – 1930
Historical approach reveals many insights. by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent The history of the elevator car also embraces the history of a range of accessories that enhanced the users’...
Lift Tenders (Invited, Accepted and Rejected) 1921-1929
An attempt to identify general lift prices during this time period By the 1920s, British vertical-transportation (VT) companies often participated in a formal tender submission process that allowed for the...
Residential Elevators 1878-1893
NYC’s wealthy robber barons incorporated VT into their mansions during the Gilded Age. The topic of residential elevators has been addressed in past articles with a focus on elevators specifically...
Elevated Banking in the 1950s
Retractable sidewalk teller systems The 1950s witnessed the development of numerous technological innovations that changed how people interacted with their physical environment. Many of these innovations, such as the operator-less...
The First Ocean Liner Passenger Lift
A popular symbol of modernity and cutting-edge transportation technology The introduction of the electric lift in the late 19th century, coupled with the rapid expansion of the use of electricity...
Conclusion of The American VT Industry in the 1880s
A look at early elevator call systems The emergence of an industry sector that supplied many vertical-transportation (VT) companies with elevator call systems (typically referred to as elevator annunciators in...
The American VT Industry in the 1880s (Part 2)
An in-depth look at a Louisville, Kentucky, manufacturer Part one of this article provided a broad overview of the American vertical-transportation (VT) industry in the mid-1880s. This overview illustrated the...
The American VT Industry in the 1880s (Part 1)
A look at the industry’s presence in an important business directory at the time The typical framework used to assess the historical development of a new industry includes the examination...
1923 William Wadsworth & Sons Estimate & Specification
Comparing this with the Specification and Tender from the last issue The previous issue of ELEVATOR WORLD UK featured an investigation of a 1927 Specification and Tender for an electric...
Haughton Elevators (1923) Conclusion
This series conclusion looks at Haughton’s catalog from 1923. In 1923, the Haughton Elevator & Machine Co. of Toledo, Ohio, published a 32-page illustrated catalog designed to introduce prospective customers...
