History
A Biography of Reginald Pelham Bolton, Conclusion
The consulting engineer was a prolific author and noted amateur historian. In addition to his work as a consulting engineer (ELEVATOR WORLD, April and May 2017), Reginald Bolton pursued two...
A Biography of Reginald Pelham Bolton, Part 2
The subject’s career as a consulting engineer is the topic of this segment. When Reginald Pelham Bolton arrived in New York City (NYC) in 1894 to launch his engineering consulting...
A Biography of Reginald Pelham Bolton, Part 1
An examination of the early life of the influential inventor, consulting engineer and author Reginald Pelham Bolton was born in 1856 in Kilburn, U.K. His father, the Rev. James Jay...
Fred Hymans and the Theory of Rope Traction, Part Two
Over the approximate century since Frederick “Fred” Hymans developed the theory of rope traction in 1920, there have been a few minor challenges to a couple of the assumptions posited...
ELEVATOR WORLD 1967
Dynamic year saw numerous firsts for the elevator industry and bold predictions for it. The year 1967 was one of firsts, as well as a time in which the social,...
An Innovative Elevator System, Part Two
More on the first American depiction of a passenger elevator installation from cellar to penthouse. This is the conclusion of a two-part article (which began in ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2017)...
An Innovative Elevator System, Part One
A unique system detailed in 1870s Otis drawings, which serve as the first American depiction of a passenger elevator installation from cellar to penthouse. The history of vertical transportation is...
The American Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Part 3
Further examination reveals questions in this final article in a series on the standard between its inception in 1921 and 1931. The first three editions of the American Safety Code...
The American Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Part Two
Explaining the focus and construction of the important American standard between its inception in 1921 and 1931 The first three editions of the American Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators...
The American Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Part 1
A look at the titles and authors of the important American standard between its inception in 1921 and 1931 Members of the vertical-transportation industry often refer to the American elevator...
