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elevator of the 1820s
Elisha Otis was the founder of Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. -
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brief summary
Every elevator is supported by multiple cables and each of those cables can safely carry entire elevator and its passengers. The elevator has been known to be the safest way to travel up and down buildings. In fact, most people who die in elevators are elevator technicians! -
ordinary elevator from the 1880s
Elisha Otis was the first one to create a safe elevator, and he continued to upgrade them until his death in 1861. -
elevator of the 1920s
The elevator wasn't used often when Elisha was alive. However, they began to gain attention after his death. Elevator music first appeared in 1920s to calm the fearful passengers who used the elevators for the first time. -
ordinary elevator from the 1980s
The KONE business has proven its ability to adapt to the challenges of a changing world. They have made things such as craines and ice-skate blades. However, they also make Otis's invention to this day, the elevator. -
present day elevator
'Otis' elevators is the largest elevator manufacturer in the world. To this day, Otis elevators make $6.2 billion each year from making elevators.
