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Variant company name:
New York, NY  Search this
Company Name:
Otis Elevator Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Otis Brothers & Co. ; Baker Div. ; Electrobus Div.  Search this
Notes content:
One catalog OVERSIZE ; Residential and freight elevators ; escalators ; gravity spiral conveyors ; inclined elevators ; traction elevators ; safety hoisting machines ; hand rails for Otis wood elevator cars ; hall lanterns ; rubber flooring for elevators ; car lights for elevators ; elevator car sound isolation ; electronic signal control elevators ; operating panels ; hall buttons ; collapsible gates ; elevators for ships ; dumbwaiters ; issues of "The Indicator" newsletter (published by Otis Elevator Co.) ; hand powered elevators ; "Bobcat" and "Tiger" fork lift trucks ; electric steel wheels
Includes:
Trade catalog, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
425 pieces; 9 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Yonkers, New York, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Barrels  Search this
Bottling  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_31088
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_31088