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Otis Worldwide
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Otis Worldwide Corporation, doing business as its former legal name Otis Elevator Company and styled as OTIS, is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, movi
Headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut
Headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut
Otis elevator in Glasgow, Scotland, imported from the U.S. in 1856 for Gardner's Warehouse, the oldest cast-iron fronted building in the British Isles
Otis elevator in Glasgow, Scotland, imported from the U.S. in 1856 for Gardner's Warehouse, the oldest cast-iron fronted building in the British Isles
Otis Steel Mill, Ohio, 1929
Otis Steel Mill, Ohio, 1929
An Otis escalator
An Otis escalator
Elisha Otis
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Elisha Graves Otis was an American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. In 1853, he invented a safety device that prevents elevators from falling if the hoisting cable fails. On Mar
Otis Worldwide
…escalators, and moving walkways. It currently has a market share of 18%. The company pioneered the development of the "safety elevator", invented by Elisha Otis in 1852, which used a special mechanism that locked the elevator car in place against hoisting rope failure. The Otis Elevator Company was acquired by…
Elisha Graves Otis
Elisha Graves Otis
Otis free-fall safety demonstration in 1854
Otis free-fall safety demonstration in 1854
Otis Elevator Patent
Otis Elevator Patent