
Birth
of Systematic Agriculture
Birth
of Cities
Cities
and Construction
Commerce
Warfare
Coming
of Culture
Monuments
Art
& Entertainment
Cathedrals
Mining
-- First Use of the Steam Engine

Steam/Gas
Engines
Engines & Reductions Gear
Engines
Reduction Gearing
Belt Transmission
Remote Belt Transmission
Combined on Bedplate
Water
Hydraulic Power
Industrial
Hydraulic Lifts
Counterbalancing
Short-Travel Commerce
Direct Action Hydraulics
Pistons Powering Gears
Pushing Pistons
Pulling Pistons

Genesis
of Electric Rotating Equipmen
Still the Belt Transmission
Electric Screw and
Other Special Drives
Coming of Direct
Connected Machines
Direct
Connected Drum Machines
Direct Connected
Gear Traction
Gearless Traction
Machines
Electric Oil Hydraulic
Systems -- Coming Soon
Oil
Hydraulic Direct Lifting -- Coming Soon
Oil Hydraulic
Indirect Drives (Roped) -- Coming Soon
Stage Lifts
and Other Applications -- Coming
Soon
Evolution
of Oil Hydraulic Pumps
-- Coming Soon

Baskets
and Buckets to Parlor Cars
Controlling the Lifting
-- Coming Soon
Manual
Controls Valves -- Coming Soon
Electric
Controls -- Coming
Soon
Signals
and Fixtures -- Coming Soon
Safety Devices Evolve
-- Coming Soon
Broken
Rope Safety
-- Coming Soon
Brakes
-- Coming Soon
Overspeed
Over Run Buffers -- Coming Soon
Hoistway
Enclosures and Entranceway Protection -- Coming
Soon
Cabin
Entrapment -- Coming
Soon
The Evolution
of Hoist Rope and Cables -- Coming Soon

Frank
J. Sprague
Otis Tufts
James Watts
Jesse Reno

Paternosters
Continuous Vertical Passenger Conveyors
Funicular - Inclined
Elevators
Moving Sidewalks
and Ramps
Moving Stairways
- Escalators
Horizontal People
Movers
Personal
Rapid Transit
Horizontal Aerial
People Movers

Scaling
the Heights - Towers, Milestone Buildings
Plumbing Depths
Mining
Sidewalk
Cellar Lifts
The
Subways and Underground
Support for Other
Transportation
Water
Land
Air
Aiding the Less-Than-Able
Mini-Lifting
Handpower
Dumbwaiters
The March of Modernization
Human
Interest
Elevator Companies
Contributing to Technological Advance in the 19th and 18th Centuries
Commentary by Industry
Veterans
Photos
of Industry Veteran Groups in their Environment
Mergers
and Acquisitions