otis

     

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Trivia about otis

  • In 1854, he demonstrated his elevator safety device by ascending in an elevator & having the rope cut
  • To demonstrate his elevator's safety in 1852, he got in it & cut the cable
  • In 1983 this elevator company moved its operations out of Yonkers after 130 years there
  • Elevators date back to Roman times; in 1853 he showed off his safety device so passengers could ride on them
  • This man was a mechanic in a bed factory when he invented the 1st elevator with an automatic safety brake