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In reply to the discussion: Coventina's History Thread: Otis Elevators - The Conclusion of this series [View all]

LoisB

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4. I really liked this series. It is fascinating to discover how interesting the history of things I
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Sun Sep 7, 2025, 07:05 PM
Sep 7

have never given a second thought about is so interesting. I feel almost ready for Jeopardy.

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Coventina's History Thread: Otis Elevators - The Conclusion of this series [View all] Coventina Sep 7 OP
Interesting, didn't know about the changes in elevator speeds. electric_blue68 Sep 7 #1
Nor did I. LoisB Sep 7 #2
40 ft / min makes me think of early automobile laws: had to be preceded by a man walking waving a flag. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 7 #3
Thank you for that information. Is it true that cars couldn't travel faster than a walking pace? LoisB Sep 7 #5
They could easily. But there was a lot of early resistance to adoption bc of all the negatives we know & horses. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 7 #6
I really liked this series. It is fascinating to discover how interesting the history of things I LoisB Sep 7 #4
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