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Riding in style and in an Otis elevator - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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Turnbull Elevator Company - formerly out of Toronto, Canada...
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Another beautiful Otis car-switch...
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Maryland, U.S.A.
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Nice font...
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A different view of the car-switch and modern-day call buttons...
Smith Tower - Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
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The Bradbury Building - Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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Murray Mill - Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
I'm told these are car buttons...a very sparse car operating panel indeed.
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Northwestern Casket Company - Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
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Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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An operator in action - Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Harrods Department Store - Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom
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I don't know where...
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A classic C.J. Anderson car-switch manufactured for
Westbrook Elevator Mfg. Co. formerly out of Danville, Virginia, U.S.A.
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Otis-Fensom car-switch in a Winnipeg Legislative Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Henry B. Plant Museum, University of Tampa - Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Please note the home floor selection key switch...
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Fountain Square in Indianapolis, Indiana
Does anyone know the make of this car-switch?
Please see the larger image.
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A beautiful Waygood-Otis car-switch - Jackson, Louisianna, U.S.A.
That's about all you need to know!
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...except for a lovely demonstration!
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Somewhere in Singapore...
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Georgetown Powerplant Museum in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Now that looks like an old and unique Otis car-switch...
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More good directions...
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I wonder if this is a comfortable position for an operator?
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I wonder if she is stuck or just tired...
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Another Otis in service...
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Waygood-Otis - The Waterhouse - Sheffield, United Kingdom
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A beautiful and slightly more modern car-switch...
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A continuous-pressure freight car stopped between floors...
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Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, Florida, U.S.A.
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A close-up view...
Another emergency release button behind the glass disk.
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