Hoist (device)
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A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use
A hand-powered hoist for lifting barrels, 1918
Hoist atop an elevator
Builder's hoist, with small gasoline engine
A hoist on the Trump International Hotel & Tower-Chicago
Elevator
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An elevator or lift is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such as
Outside of typical elevators, shown in an office building in Portland, Oregon
This elevator to the Alexanderplatz U-Bahn station in Berlin is built with glass walls and doors, exposing the inner workings.
Elevator design by the German engineer Konrad Kyeser (1405)
Elisha Otis demonstrating his safety system, at the New York Crystal Palace, 1853