Archive for June 22nd, 2011
Brick & Mortar Elevator Museum Opens 6-29-2011
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
This month the Elevator History Museum (elevatorhistory.org) will be opening in Long Island City, New York. Founder and Curator of the museum, Patrick Carrajat, is asking for our assistance in helping preserve the history of our trade by donating any old artifacts that could be displayed at the museum. He says he already has a good collection of antique elevator components from the east coast but his west coast catalogs lacks some. If anyone has anything they would like to display at this museum please contact Patrick directly at 917.748.2328.
For more information please click the two .pdf documents below.
Posted in Articles, Elevators - 1900-1930, Elevators - 1931-1950, Elevators - 1951-1970, Elevators - 1971-1990, Elevators - 1991-2010, Elevators - Pre 1900's | 1 Comment
Old Elevator Button or Something Else???
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Need help with this one. Looks like it might have been some type of button but was it used on an elevator and if so what was the K marking on it for? Also after a search on this building which was built in 1915 this type of button most likely wouldn’t have been used for a push button. There would have been a car switch operation or attendant around this time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm_Building
From Cindy:
We were told this was an elevator control switch. Grandfather worked at the Hamms Building in St. Paul Mn, so we were thinking it might have come from there. Odd looking thing and great conversation piece! Any info would be appreciated. Thank You.
Okay elevator historians, share your ideas in the comments section below. Thanks!
Tags: Hamms Building Elevator Button, Old Elevator Button
Posted in Elevators - 1900-1930 | No Comments
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