Comments for The Elevator Preservation Blog http://www.elevatorpreservation.com For those of us who love old elevators! Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:11:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Payne Elevator Car Switch or Someone Else’s? by elevatorpreservation http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/11/payne-elevator-car-switch-or-someone-elses/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 elevatorpreservation Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:11:25 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=639#comment-1355 Yes indeed this is a Payne Car Switch. Made in their factory in Cambridge. I have parts diagrams and know where the contacts can be purchased. If you need any additional information please contact me. Patrick www.elevatorhistory.org Yes indeed this is a Payne Car Switch. Made in their factory in Cambridge. I have parts diagrams and know where the contacts can be purchased. If you need any additional information please contact me.

Patrick
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]]> Comment on Smithsonian Warsaw Hand Operated Lift Needs a Home! by Lee http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/01/smithsonian-warsaw-hand-operated-lift-needs-a-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Lee Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:29:50 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=473#comment-1345 Hi Jerry, my name's Lee. My wife Rebecca & I are very interested in your Warsaw Lift, if still available. We live in Australia & would be more than happy to pay for shipment downunder. I spent 7 years in Washington DC as a student & loved to visit the SI as often as possible. I know that you say you're content if someone were to pay for shipping alone but I'd be inclined to make a donation to SI fo the honur of taking possession of a gem like this. Please let me know if it's still available. Cheers, Lee Hi Jerry, my name’s Lee. My wife Rebecca & I are very interested in your Warsaw Lift, if still available. We live in Australia & would be more than happy to pay for shipment downunder. I spent 7 years in Washington DC as a student & loved to visit the SI as often as possible. I know that you say you’re content if someone were to pay for shipping alone but I’d be inclined to make a donation to SI fo the honur of taking possession of a gem like this. Please let me know if it’s still available. Cheers, Lee

]]> Comment on Titche-Goettinger Building Elevator Rediscovered by SarahMcP http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/05/titche-goettinger-building-elevator-rediscovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 SarahMcP Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:00:16 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=545#comment-1340 Does anyone remember the ceiling fan that fell in Titche's and killed a mother (and I think her infant or toddler child)? It happened in the 30s or early 40s; my mother must have told us the story a zillion times as she was yelling at us to "Get out from under that fan!" (the one in our sleeping porch at home). Does anyone remember the ceiling fan that fell in Titche’s and killed a mother (and I think her infant or toddler child)? It happened in the 30s or early 40s; my mother must have told us the story a zillion times as she was yelling at us to “Get out from under that fan!” (the one in our sleeping porch at home).

]]> Comment on Brick & Mortar Elevator Museum Opens 6-29-2011 by elevatorblog http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/06/brick-mortar-elevator-museum-opens-6-29-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 elevatorblog Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:34:21 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=579#comment-1339 A brick and mortar elevator museum? Very cool. Will have to visit the next time I'm up in NYC. Will post a link to your entry on my blog - www.elevatorblog.com A brick and mortar elevator museum? Very cool. Will have to visit the next time I’m up in NYC. Will post a link to your entry on my blog – http://www.elevatorblog.com

]]> Comment on Antique Elevator For Sale In London, UK by preserve http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2009/09/antique-elevator-for-sale-in-london-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 preserve Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:11:02 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=203#comment-1336 looking for old elevator. Any ideas. looking for old elevator. Any ideas.

]]> Comment on Titche-Goettinger Building Elevator Rediscovered by elevatorpreservation http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/05/titche-goettinger-building-elevator-rediscovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 elevatorpreservation Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:56:25 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=545#comment-1330 Good, the magnet test means that the castings can be refurbished and are cast brass or bronze and not Iron. It's tough to clean it up without the proper acid wash and equipment. C.J. Anderson & Company http://www.cjanderson.com/restorationservices.aspx provides an excellent job at restoration services. It might be worth it to go this route. The job is tough to do in a garage or on site. Regarding the fan in the elevator car. The trim work might have been added in the 1950's. I wonder if you can get any information from the fan; i.e. manufacturer or serial number that might assist in dating it. Typical elevators back in the day had vents in the top and bottom to help with ventilation. I've never seen a fan mounted in a car switch elevator like this. Good luck and thanks for sharing. Good, the magnet test means that the castings can be refurbished and are cast brass or bronze and not Iron. It’s tough to clean it up without the proper acid wash and equipment. C.J. Anderson & Company http://www.cjanderson.com/restorationservices.aspx provides an excellent job at restoration services. It might be worth it to go this route. The job is tough to do in a garage or on site.

Regarding the fan in the elevator car. The trim work might have been added in the 1950’s. I wonder if you can get any information from the fan; i.e. manufacturer or serial number that might assist in dating it. Typical elevators back in the day had vents in the top and bottom to help with ventilation. I’ve never seen a fan mounted in a car switch elevator like this.

Good luck and thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Old Elevators In Danger of Extinction by elevatorpreservation http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/02/old-elevators-in-danger-of-extinction/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 elevatorpreservation Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:52:27 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=491#comment-1329 Hi Gerald, you really need to get an elevator contractor in there to assist you with it. Elevators are extremely dangerous when you're not sure how they work. Hiring an elevator contractor will be worth it! If you have photographs you'd like to share on this site we'd be happy to do so. Hi Gerald, you really need to get an elevator contractor in there to assist you with it. Elevators are extremely dangerous when you’re not sure how they work. Hiring an elevator contractor will be worth it! If you have photographs you’d like to share on this site we’d be happy to do so.

]]> Comment on Old Elevators In Danger of Extinction by gforsburg http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/02/old-elevators-in-danger-of-extinction/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 gforsburg Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:05:07 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=491#comment-1328 Hi. Is there any update on this post? I just bought a building with one of these old freight elevators. Would love some help on understanding how it works, and how to work on it. Gerald Hi. Is there any update on this post? I just bought a building with one of these old freight elevators. Would love some help on understanding how it works, and how to work on it.
Gerald

]]> Comment on Titche-Goettinger Building Elevator Rediscovered by Noah http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/05/titche-goettinger-building-elevator-rediscovered/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Noah Thu, 19 May 2011 01:40:44 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=545#comment-1285 I gave it the magnet test and it won't stick to the control box anywhere... does that mean it's brass? What's the best way to clean it up? I know some people prefer a little patina to give it character. Also, I took a closer look at the fan mounted on the ceiling. It has the same decorative scrollwork as the top of the car. Could this fan have been exposed from the beginning, only to be covered at a later time? We're in Texas, and only the first and basement levels were air conditioned back in the day. I gave it the magnet test and it won’t stick to the control box anywhere… does that mean it’s brass? What’s the best way to clean it up? I know some people prefer a little patina to give it character.

Also, I took a closer look at the fan mounted on the ceiling. It has the same decorative scrollwork as the top of the car. Could this fan have been exposed from the beginning, only to be covered at a later time? We’re in Texas, and only the first and basement levels were air conditioned back in the day.

]]> Comment on Can You Identify This Old Part? by elevatorpreservation http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/2011/03/can-you-identify-this-old-elevator-part/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 elevatorpreservation Mon, 16 May 2011 13:10:20 +0000 http://www.elevatorpreservation.com/?p=522#comment-1270 NEIWP they have an excellent training program! NEIWP they have an excellent training program!

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