Meet the world’s first electric elevator! For the first time ever several people could be transported vertically by an electric elevator – at 1.8 kilometers per hour up to a height of 40 meters. This invention by Werner von Siemens was in fact a vertically moving locomotive. 🚂 It was presented by Siemens in Mannheim, Germany, in 1880. Throughout time #elevators have opened the opportunity to travel independently and safely between building floors in all sorts of buildings. 🏢 Today, #IoT and di

52K views · 198 reactions | Another year, another opportunity to celebrate World Elevator Day  We made history on March 23, 1857 when the first passenger elevator (yes, it was an Otis!) was installed in New York City’s E.V. Haughwout Building, a five-story department store. It enabled shoppers to move safely and reliably through the different departments, showing the world the promise of innovative mobility. #MadeToMoveYou #WorldElevatorDay | Otis Elevator Co | Facebook

1.4K views | The creator of Caloroso began formulating her own lip stick and discovered the incredible results of applying lip stick to the skin while warm. With her artistic abilities, she was able to blend custom colors for a perfect match to the color she wanted. Check out her Yahoo Finance Elevator Pitch! https://finance.yahoo.com/video/elevator-pitch-caloroso-worlds-first-210410709.html | Yahoo Finance | Facebook

Has it been 170 years already? Time sure has flown by since Elisha Otis sold his first elevator in 1853 and demonstrated his safety brake invention at the 1854 World’s Fair at the Crystal Palace in New York. Today, we’re embracing our safety legacy and we’re continuing to build the future as the leader in the world’s elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. Thank you to all of our colleagues, customers, and partners throughout the years who have made this possible

8.9K views · 1.4K reactions | We took Pilot on his first elevator ride at our hotel tonight and he did great! Radar always refused to ride the elevator, so he had to take the stairs. Radar also hated entering the building through the lobby because he thought the floors were too slippery. So we always had to bring him through the side door  | Lady Darla's Legacy - The Squirrel Patrol | Facebook