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A Maker's Mark Distillery rackhouse in Loretto, Kentucky, U.S.A..
This installation is right at the entrance to the rackhouse.
Image provided by: Larry Waters
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As you can see there's not much of a pit or anything else...
Since there are no riders allowed some of us might consider this
to be a precursor to the modern day vertical reciprocating conveyor.
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A close-up of the crosshead and suspension means connection...
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An abandoned ice house in Tyler, Texas, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Carter Perkins
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It almost appears to be surreal...
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A beautiful hand elevator in Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
I believe that is a hoistway gate counterweight on the left side of the image...
Image provided by: Faye Taylor
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Look at all those windows - plenty of light...could these guides be made of wood?
Yes...you can see a guide fastener hole more clearly in the larger image.
Image provided by: Möv Ingwalk
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Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Neil Ariworth
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Image provided by: Ron Lowy
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Alma College for Ladies in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Hand-operated and it appears to be roped 2:1...
Image provided by: Freddy McMartin
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A sugar mill in Germany...
We are looking up at the machine room...
Please note the pipe passing through the hoistway.
Image provided by: Henri Paul
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This appears to be a hand-powered freight elevator in what used
to be a fur trading establishment - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Image provided by: Pierre LeBlanc
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A
Image provided by: Roger Lent
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Somewhere in Alberta, Canada
Image provided by: Marie Curie
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Bristol, Indiana
Image provided by: Al Reed
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Another hand-powered elevator in Mason, Texas, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Slim Pickens
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Another one of those pull up to go down hand-powered elevators with a fair amount of travel...
Image provided by: Rick Roberts
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A hand-powered library dumbwaiter in New York, New York, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Charles Drew
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Someone has removed a guide, its backing timber and the limit switches and
placed them in front of this derelict elevator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Image provided by: Morris Olsen
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Better watch your step here...
Image provided by: Rick Roberts
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A corner-post installation with wood guides and center-opening swinging doors...
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Uri Danick
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This hand-powered device appears to have 2 separate drums...
2 ropes for the car and 1 for the counterweight...
Image provided by: Larry Miller
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Looks like someone discovered how to tag this hoistway...
Image provided by: Tom Channing
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Another hand-powered platform - pull up go down...
Image provided by: Yul Needwun
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