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What Is The History Of The Elevator?

• Posted by otsed talex March 4, 2019 Filed in Other #Small Elevators For Homes  319 views
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  The history of elevators is also the history of humankind taking command of vertical transportation. Before the Iron Age, at the banks of the river Nile, ancient architects used beams, ropes, and ladders to transport large stone blocks to construct buildings like the pyramids. The Romans, for example, used complex hoist constructions to raise pillars and obelisks.
  The Industrial Age propelled the development of the elements of Small Elevators For Homes  technology forward - the industrial application of the steam engine, new methods to construct and design hoistways, and a vertical expansion of buildings in metropolitan areas all contributed to the larger scale use of elevator technology. With a steady demand in the United States, caused by growth and expansion of urban New York and Chicago cityscapes, engineers in England, Germany, and France developed integral elements of elevator technology.