Archive for the ‘Elevators - Pre 1900's’ Category
Mitchell Elevator For Sale
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
See another one out there selling an old elevator. The location of this unit is in Nevada.
I have an elevator from the late 1800’s in my bldg. I have the patents for it too. It is a Mitchell which of course is no longer in business since early 1900’s. It’s in good shape and I have pictures of it are attached. Please contact elevatorpreservation@gmail.com and we will put you in contact with the seller.
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Cool Otis Elevator Patent Print For Sale
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
I’ve seen these on Ebay before but this one is the best looking one I’ve ever seen and for the price you can’t beat it. If you love elevators and their history you’ll love this print. If for some reason it’s not on Ebay any more contact the seller through this link.
http://myworld.ebay.com/the-patent-guy/
Quality Reproduction of the
Original US PATENT for the ELEVATOR BRAKE!!!
Invented and Patented by Elisiah OTIS in 1874. This invention of the Elevator Brake made elevators safe and practical for use in high-rise buildings. This is his entire patent reproduced on 8.5″ by 11″ Antiqued Parchment Paper, and includes the Drawing Sheet and 2 Description sheets that describe the invention in full detail.
Own an amazing piece of HISTORY!!! Ready to FRAME!!!
Buy it Now!!!
This is a low resolution scan of the actual document for fast loading. The actual documents are of museum sharpness and quality.
Tags: otis elevator reproduction patent, otis patent print for sale
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1890’s Elevator Sign
Friday, December 18th, 2009
This has to be one of the coolest items I’ve seen on ebay for quite some time. The last I had checked the bid was up to $255 and the reserve price had yet to be met. The details of the item are noted below. And yes, the first line item of it being rare is correct.
- Here is a beautiful CA 1890′S ELEVATOR DIRECTORY 43 X 26 X 1.5 INCH SIGN and in our opinion very rare.
- We have owned it for over 20 years
- This sign may have been in a lobby of a business or possibly head office of a corporation
- It is made out of solid wood and has nice gold lettering for the FIRST FLOOR, DIRECTORY ETC.
- Condition is overall great,see pictures for details, a couple of the floor letters are faded
- The LECKIE SIGN IS METAL AND WOULD SLIDE OUT TO BE REPLACED WITH OTHER BUSINESS NAMES(that was the only one it came with)
While not all the photographs are posted here the sign looked to be about 1″ thick. Looking at it now I think that reproducing a replica would be something that wouldn’t be too hard to do. I might end up giving this a try in my spare time, kind of like the New Yankee Workshop.
Tags: 1890's Elevator Sign
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The History of the American Elevator Industry: 1850-2001
Friday, June 5th, 2009
This wonderful book written by Patrick A. Carrajat on the history of the American Elevator Industry from 1850 – 2001 is now free to everyone to read. Thanks Patrick for writing such a great history book. Cool photographs combined with a wonderful time line helps this book reach its goal in preserving the history of the American Elevator Industry.
We have two versions of this book online, one that is a full resolution version which is very large in size and the other is a much smaller web quality resolution.
If you’d like to send Patrick a note thanking him for his hard work please drop him an e-mail.
LIR GROUP, INC. – 4-74 48th avenue – Penthouse 3H – L.I.C., NY 11109 – 917.748.2328 – wizard@elevatorlaw.comDownload This Great Book Below – Two Resolution Sizes To Choose From
The History of the American Elevator Industry 1850-2001 – Full Resolution 86.7mb .PDF File
The History of the American Elevator Industry 1850-2001 -Web Quality Resolution 4.7mb .PDF File
Tags: elevator Americana, elevator history, elevator industry history
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