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Filmed June 2018.
Once again, HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!! I figured I would surprise you guys by uploading an EXTRA VIDEO TODAY!!!! And it is Also ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE Otis Elevator!!! If you talk to me personally off of KZbin, you would know I went up to Tennessee, Smokies to be exact, and I stopped in Chattanooga again!!! This visit however, I was told by a security guard in another building I filmed at about this AMAZING Elevator in this GORGEOUS, HISTORIC Building!!!! So I came here and I got to see this beauty!!! This building was built in 1907 and this bank of 4 elevators were all Manually Controlled Otis originally. However, 3 of them were modded twice, once in the 1960s by Haughton, and once again in the 90s or 2000s with PTL!!! However, the far left elevator in the bank, being it has a lantern and the doors are identical and there is NO CALL BUTTON for this elevator, you THINK it is modernized like the others in the bank, but in the outside, it's disguised and in REALITY, it's ORIGINAL!!! This is the Service/Freight Elevator in the building as the other 3 are passenger elevators, however it is sometimes ran by the maintenance guy wmserving as the operator when the traffic on the other elevators is high. Despite the mods on the passenger cars, this one is STILL COMPLETELY ORIGINAL from 1907 with it's ORIGINAL MOTORS, CRANKS, CAR SWITCH, ANNUNCIATOR, CONTROLLER AND EVERYTHING from 1907 making this BEAUTY 111 YEARS OLD!!! The gates may or may not be replaced judging by the Otis logo on the door track, and the walls of the cab were obviously redone at some point but otherwise, COMPLETELY ORIGINAL 111 YEAR OLD MANUAL OTIS ELEVATOR!!!! And the FACT it's 111 YEARS OLD and STILL RUNNIN' LIKE NEW shows how VERY BUILT Historic AMERICAN MADE Otis Elevators are!!!! I also got to OPERATE the BEAUTY going down!!!! It has 3 speeds, and it used to self level according to the maintenance guy, but it no longer does. This one is pretty easy to level though if you know how to operate it. I leveled it with ease, but going down I accidentally went to the basement and gave my mom and the guy a bit of a thrill ride back up to 1 going full speed!!! Whoops!!! It goes VERY FAST for a Manually Controlled/Hand Operated Elevator too!!! Obviously goes around 600-700 FPM for only 12 FLOORS!!! I could only go up to 7 as I believe 8-12 are either apartments, empty or law/financial offices, but oh well, I got to ride this AMAZING 111 YEAR OLD BEAST AND I GOT TO OPERATE IT!!! That being said, enjoy the video, Happy 4th of July again, and let's now ride this AMAZING, ALMOST COMPLETELY ORIGINAL 111 YEAR OLD ELEVATOR!!!!
Installed: 1907 (AND IT'S COMPLETELY ORIGINAL WITH ALL ORIGINAL EVERYTHING From the CAR SWITCH and CRANK to the MOTOR AND CONTROLLER!!!! Only upgrade done was refurbishment to the walls of the cab and likely floor and ceiling and maybe a replacement gate)