A History of the Passenger Elevator in the <BR>19th Century by Lee E. Gray


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In today's fast-paced world of computer controlled equipment and space age technology, it is refreshing to read a book about the time when electricity was a novelty and backyard mechanics changed the world. Lee Gray, Acting Chairman of the Department of Architecture, University of North Carolina, traces the history of the passenger elevator in the U.S. from circa 1850 to 1900. The extensive research that went into this publicaton takes us from the technological origins of the freight hoists in England and the U.S. to the elevators and skyscrapers of 1880 - 1900. Gray does a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the factors and circumstances that allowd the skyscraper and modern city to become a reality. His skillful use of material gleaned from period newspaper articles, elevator patent applications and company catalogs provides the backbone of this substantial work. The inventor, the innovations, the companies, the buildings... they all played a part and Gray has chronicled events extensively. There is no questions that anyone involved in the building industry will find A History of the Passenger Elevator in the 19th Century, fascinating and informative, with over 175 illustrations an added bonus.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements........................................iii

Introduction.............................................iv

Chapter One - Technological Origins:
Freight Hoist in England and America 1800 to 1860.............1

Chapter Two - Ascending Rooms & Vertical Railways:
The Passenger Elevator, 1800 to 1860...............

Chapter Three - An Emerging Industry - Part One
Mechanical Refinements and Expanded Use:
Freight and Passenger Elevators in the 1860s...............43

Chapter Four - New Settings and New Problems:
The Elevator and the Early Skyscraper, 1870 to 1875...............65

Chapter Five - An Emerging Industry - Part Two:
The Hydraulic Elevator, 1870 to 1900..............85

Chapter Six - An Emerging Industry - Part Three:
New Technology, Old Ideas and Innovations:
The Electric Elevator, 1880 to 1900...............85

Chapter Seven - From Ascending Rooms to Express Elevators:
The Elevator and the Skyscraper, 1880 to 1900................207

Chapter Eight - The Amelioration of Elevator Accidents:
Safety, the Public and the Elevator Industry in the 19th Century................257

End Notes........................................257

Bibliography.....................................299

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