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Demarest Building

building, New York City, New York, United States

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installation of electric passenger elevator

  • interior of an Otis elevator
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    This installation, in the Demarest Building in New York City, utilized an electric motor to drive a winding drum in the building’s basement. The introduction of electricity led to two further advances: in 1894 push-button controls were introduced, and in 1895 a hoisting apparatus was demonstrated in England that…

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