1926 OTIS manually controlled traction elevator "without inner doors" @ Lexington, VA

BIG THANKS to the kind staff for making this video possible!
Information
• Location: Lexington, VA
• Manufacturer: OTIS
• Year: 1926
• Serial: 170277 (written as sales number on top of the frame)
• Type: Traction, manual control
• Capacity: 2500 lbs
• Stops: 7
Recorded: 13. November 2015
with DieselDucy and Elevators from Sweden!
Music: "Local Forecast - Slower" by Kevin MacLeod / Incompetech

[@alpaljl]

I watch this video every few months. Just as awesome as ever.

[@g-Elevators675]

“You got mail” at timestamp 2:26 perfectly describes the modernization of the elevator, which happened after this video was made.

[@CanalChuveiroAtomico]

Nice and Smooth! I couldn't expect such a smooth operating Elevator from the 1920's. Great!

[@Morgansliftadventures]

I'm actually surprised that this video hasn't reached 1M views yet! Do these lifts still live?

[@rodneyperry642]

i have learned a lot about elevators sense i have been watching your videos they are very enteresting i enjoy them

[@nuralicastro1912]

14dwujhg

[@NWIndianaElevators]

This elevator now has since been modernized, BUT the crank is still there!

[@HeritageElevators]

Good to hear they kept at least something from the original

[@fab555trainspottingandmore]

Thats kinda sad to hear, because it was beautiful

[@express777100]

last time i saw a manual control was in the 1960s and i was refurbishing it. great video.

[@jaworskij]

1926: This is a brand new elevator, state of the art. 2019: You've got mail

[@britishenough7690]

One on left was modified to become a newer elevator but one on right is still in 1926 state.

[@elevatorsbyliftfilmer1247]

Actually, the one on the right isn't running, I stayed here and the right car was not in service.

[@kurianxavier]

Beautiful vintage Otis

[@tonygamerrblx0]

Nice And Smooth Indoorless OTIS Elevator!

[@dykodesigns]

Wow, the door safety circuits have been defeated. I assume this elevator is nornally turned off. But isn't it a bit of a safety problem for the staff? What if they accidently get into the basement?

[@MrEngineer20051]

At the end of the video, when you rode the other Elevator and you pressed 6, and the Elevator did not go, the reason for that is because that floor is locked off, and it was actually flashing, expecting you to enter a code.

[@Khaledamrouche11710]

Lol from Elevators From Sweden And DieselDusy

[@mikedonato880]

My dad he was 4 year old in 1924 that awesome riches family

[@msmlem]

Thark you otis. Visits 34B+ hotel.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

That is so amazing!!! Great video!

[@saints093]

That elevator looked odd not having the scissor gate on it, I like the old school Otis Elevators with the inner scissor gate doors on them, I'm sure those elevators that still have the scissor gate doors have been updated with today's technology

[@Ih8kone]

I hate to say it, but these needed it.

[@davidng2336]

At least they kept the crank.

[@over.4262]

It’s very nice. They should put inner doors.

[@Bombiedude.]

so this would've been almost 100 years old if it was still original now but it was probably modernized by now

[@mathewmclean9128]

That's an awesome building and awesome elevator. What building was this? I would love to check this out.

[@DeniseRothmund]

This is from elevators from Sweden!, And Diselducy

[@brettster3331]

You can see that this elevator had an inner scissor / mesh door at one time by the track visible in the lower brass edge and the original inner door could have been manually opened or open automatically when the car stops at a floor level, and only the outer door is lever to open, I have seen both in buildings and residences as well. In residences the outer door is Push/pull or if bypass it is automatic and the operation of the elevator is completely automatic, I have seen completely automatic Otis elevators in residences as early as 1914 and that one still works perfectly.

[@HeritageElevators]

Wow. 1914 original with fully automatic doors?

[@brettster3331]

@@HeritageElevators No this one is an Otis and has very nice manual brass and glass bypass outer pocket doors for each of the four floors of travel and a brass scissor door on the car also manual, the doors are very, very easy to operate, like easier than most sliding exterior doors. What I meant by fully automatic is the call button on each floor will call the car and the buttons in the car let you select your desired floor all with you as the rider the only operator.

[@HeritageElevators]

@@brettster3331 Ok thanks. It made me wonder how old the oldest set of automatic doors is

[@redd_rl]

safest elevator to use. if the thing gets stuck. you can get out

[@Ih8kone]

TeraBite Gaming Wrong! Elevators without inner doors are dangerous which is why they are ILLEGAL in the U.S.

[@southsideman4891]

Or it can slice a manz arm

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

@@Ih8kone dont you ever learn when you need to shut up and stop being an obnoxious pos

[@fab555trainspottingandmore]

​@@Ih8konethey are not dangerous if you know how to safely and properly use them

[@TheTheo58]

Hope they have resolved the safety issues with the interlocks, and the wiring beneath the elevator cab.

[@TimothyMTran706]

Me: No Inner Door? That’s Dangerous. Heritage Elevators: Then try the other elevator comes with inner door. It’s Safer for you.

[@ZLDSmogless]

Were you with dieselducy?

[@sidnotgod]

He was.

[@modeltrainproductions3167]

it's a shame u didn't get the machine room. I like seeing the motors of these old beasts

[@indomiesotoloveraalisha]

Did yall hear the "you've got a mail"?

[@MrEngineer20051]

Yea Like = Yes

[@giuseppegamer4090]

Yes

[@g-Elevators675]

Yes sir.

[@evcaselev]

You got mail..

[@feryumar2501]

caselev - evc 2:26

[@QuarioQuario54321]

It looks like they were planning on modernizing this elevator too

[@niederrheinaufzug9302]

Is there a special reoson, that they still use these old technics. The elevators look nice but especially the door arrangement looks not so nice and not very inviting for a hotel. When I see th condition of the basement stop without door and all the cable under the cabin I think in most parts of europe it would be impossible to operate such an elevator. I am a bit surprized to see this from and civilized country.

[@TheTheo58]

It's a very hazardous condition with those frayed electrical cables beneath the elevator cab plus the cable laying along the pit bottom. Beneath the elevator cab are at least two traveling cables with multiple insulated conductors within the jacket for the floor buttons, light, fan, emergency alarm/stop phone door control. Traveling cables are used in manually controlled elevators liked this one, thick cables (needed with the high current draw) at least 4 cables

[@ThanthanReyes-hv7sv]

Elevator without inner door 0:45 Elevator with inner door 10:00

[@rayfridley6649]

Where is the car gate? I don't see one.

[@OBGuy]

Pretty lucky! With a know KZbinr.

[@Spaceshotx7]

how do you call the manually operated elevator? And is that one the freight elevator?

[@shaneinkster4775]

The walls remind me of the bessborough in Saskatoon Canada 🇨🇦

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Is the original modernized

[@krayofenvieh5866]

Why is there an elevator with no inner doors

[@itsairbus4805]

This is the same video made the same time by dieselducy

[@southsideman4891]

Real old school

[@ElevatorExploration]

The elevators is very dangerous, but beautiful ;)

[@mayshum4883]

Other lift is not go basement.

[@beebee5633]

The one on the left was replaced and has inner doors.

[@kriskolo2013]

very nice way how they've renovated it

[@user-pp8cr2gz7w]

Otis should take notice of this This elevator is totally unsafe to use.

[@drbernadetthaldakiss1082]

is that dieselducy?

[@Ih8kone]

Yes.

[@mayshum4883]

Yes

[@leonpano]

epic usa without inner doors OMG

[@bobbymcloughlin3452]

There Are A 1/2-Twensen (7) Floors Basement Level Ground Level Snowdrift Level External Plan Level Open Plan Level Lower Level Upper Level No Numbers Needed

[@Muturucgaming]

That guy is Dieselducy

[@Gosh_Josh]

this had a gate originally

[@giuseppegamer4090]

2:12 what is that brown thing?

[@moters3elevators324]

That staff isn't staff that is D I S E E L D U C Y

[@Gosh_Josh]

when this gets modded, they need to leave that crank

[@Gosh_Josh]

No, just for decoration, they did that's in the Gurney lifts at Macys flagship store

[@NWIndianaElevators]

@@Gosh_Josh You are going to be happy, but they left the crank in the other elevator! :D

[@HN02_]

That's awesome!

[@thyessonkruupelevatormoras6322]

love it

[@elevatingnorthtexas9723]

It is!!!!!!

[@petermurphy1952]

Don’t know where this is,, totally illegal in Massachusetts

[@joeymilstein7779]

So hilarious 😆

[@rcoca2610]

What is hola

[@kurianxavier]

Is it still there

[@ostkkfmhtsh012345678]

When you pressed the 6th floor button, it looks like you have to enter a passcode by pressing the correct floor buttons on the panel in the correct sequence like this elevator: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6mXhpRuhqxqbdE.

[@steveparker4510]

The music is roblox the plaza

[@noahharris2260]

That elevator was modded

[@LOL_YTelevatorfan9official7976]

Elevators from Sweden more like elevators from usa

[@maraviliobimbnnu8307]

great

[@janfaltynek1498]

you should look to dieselducy elevatour museum :D

[@OBGuy]

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[@mommyvidasantiago5871]

wow

[@awesomegamer7302]

You got mail xd

[@Gosh_Josh]

5 works on the other one

[@KiaSor3ntoKuwaitiGaming]

That's iranian (persian) elevator

[@supriyomohanty]

Oh my goodness

[@ThanthanReyes-hv7sv]

Unmodernised elevator 0:40

[@Unknown-un2ky]

Someone got mail on AOL

[@ZacharyStoddard]

Zach is going to be a little late but I have to go to the store to get a little bit of the store to get a little bit of the store to

[@sarahmoniquebonus4976]

Sooooooooo cool

[@gizliadam739]

Very old "over old"

[@SomnathBhatti-ur2yv]

😊

[@supriyomohanty]

Very old lift