US1475024A · 1922
Morgan traffic signal
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Patent print · US31128A · 1861
Elisha G. Otis
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Frame colour(classic moulded)
Black frame

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£46
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Hoists existed before Elisha Otis; what people feared was the rope breaking. His safety brake, patented as a hoisting apparatus (US31,128) in 1861, grips the guide rails the instant tension is lost. By making a fall impossible, he made the passenger elevator, and the tall city, possible.
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Printed on 200 gsm uncoated fine-art paper using pigment inks. Framed prints use a wood frame in your chosen colour finish; canvas prints are stretched on a slim FSC-certified wood frame. Made to order; no off-the-shelf stock.