History
1927 Smith, Major & Stevens Specification & Tender (Part 1)
A look at the firm’s origins leading up to 1927 The survival of a 1927 specification and tender for an electric goods lift, prepared by Smith, Major & Stevens, Ltd....
The First Four Years of Asansör Dünyası: 1996-2000
Since its inception in 1996, Asansör Dünyası has continued its publication journey with more confidence, experiencing growth both in terms of content and advertising numbers. In January 1997, in the...
Fred A. Annett’s Electric Elevators (1927) Conclusion
A look at contributions made to the book In the introduction to Electric Elevators: Their Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance by Fred A. Annett (published by McGraw-Hill in 1927), the...
Historic Pennsylvania Church to Get Elevator
St. Matthews A.M.E. Zion Church on the corner of Thorn and Walnut streets in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, is improving its accessibility with the addition of an elevator, TribLIVE.com reports. The church...
Asansör Dünyası Begins Publication: 1996
ELEVATOR WORLD magazine celebrated its 70th anniversary last year. Last year, in each issue, we shared the development of our publication over the decades with you through the articles of...
The National Association of Elevator Contractors 1950-1974: Building Community
An association is born. The founders of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) faced a vertical-transportation (VT) industry dominated by the big two — Otis and Westinghouse — which...
Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895(Part 3)
This conclusion to the three-part series examines the audience’s commentary on Umney’s paper on lift safeties. On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift...
Fred A. Annett’s Electric Elevators (1927): Part 1
A critical turning point in American VT technical literature In September 1927, the Journal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers published a brief review of a recently published book...
ELEVATOR WORLD’s Golden Anniversary
The publication’s 50th year is marked by reorganization and expansion. ELEVATOR WORLD’s Golden Anniversary was celebrated over a two-year period. 2002 was technically EW’s 50th year of publication, and each...
The Origin of the Safety Plank
Cyrus W. Baldwin was the first to introduce the VT community — at home and abroad — to this concept. The successful debut of Elisha Otis’ improved safety device in...
