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  2. Otis Worldwide - Wikipedia

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    Otis elevator in Glasgow, Scotland, imported from the U.S. in 1856 for Gardner's Warehouse, the oldest cast-iron fronted building in the British Isles. [7] Otis founded the Otis Elevator Company was founded in Yonkers, New York, in 1853. When he died in 1861 his sons Charles and Norton formed a partnership and continued the business.

  3. Elisha Otis - Wikipedia

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    Elisha Otis. Elisha Graves Otis (August 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861) was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. [1] In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. [2][3] On March 23, 1857, he installed the first safety elevator for passenger service in the store ...

  4. Otis family - Wikipedia

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    Otis Elevator Company, is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems today, principally elevators and escalators. Founded in Yonkers, New York, USA in 1853 by Elisha Otis , the company pioneered the development of the safety elevator, invented by Otis, which used a special mechanism to lock the elevator car in place ...

  5. List of elevator manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    The Mitsubishi Electric-owned Solae Test Tower (173 m) in Inazawa City, Japan is the world's 4th tallest elevator testing tower after Hyundai elevator test tower at Icheon plant (205 m) South Korea, the Kone Tytyri test tower (235 m) and the Rottweil Test Tower (246 m)

  6. E. V. Haughwout Building - Wikipedia

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    August 28, 1973. Designated NYCL. November 23, 1965. The E. V. Haughwout Building is a five-story, 79-foot-tall (24 m) commercial loft building in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway. Built in 1857 to a design by John P. Gaynor, with cast-iron facades for two street-fronts provided by ...

  7. Otis Elevator Company Factory Building - Wikipedia

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    November 26, 2008. The Otis Elevator Company Factory Building is a historic industrial building located at 1435 W. 15th Street in the Near West Side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The Otis Elevator Company had the factory built in 1900. The company, then the nation's largest elevator manufacturer, sought to grow its sales in Chicago, as the ...

  8. At former Otis Elevator plant, Phoenix Closures plans $20M ...

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    When Phoenix came to town: Closures manufacturer looking to expand to former Otis Elevator site. The company has 68 full-time employees and pays them average annual wages of more than $57,000. At ...

  9. Elevator - Wikipedia

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    Climbing elevator. A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion. The propulsion can be done by an electric or a combustion engine. Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers, in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions, such as flight safety lamps for maintenance.