Very Old Traction Elevator - Purdue Union Building Retake

[happinesson]

creepy old elevator..I'd rather climb than to use that alone..with those click..click..click..on it..

[SouthernWasp]

What a great lift! just needs sanded floors and a little paint! LOVE it! Reminds me of wonderful old homes and hotels!

[dieselducy]

i like that elevator.

[jake60630]

What year?

[domdom111111]

Reminds me of the elevator in The Shining (the book)....Creepy!

[XxcupcakesrawrrsxX]

you would never catch me on that, im super scared of regular elevators so that thing would be absolutely terrifying!

[MyLuckyCars]

just like back in 50's

[shumacwilder]

Don't mention it, because at 1:27,2:42 you will see GRAFFITTI!!!

[snapthecrap3]

how come dieselducy didn't see this one? i mean here is the old one then the modern one across from it???

[Streetcar1743]

Now that is an elevator!!!

[MG47126]

I saw a dover

[MG47126]

did i just see a dover

[MG47126]

did i just see a dover than a old elevator?

[MonoChorMe]

wats the inch thing do ,, that when u pressed it .. the elv, shaked ?

[musicfreakcc]

@MonoChorMe It's to make fine adjustments to the elevator's position - something that comes quite good when loading heavy carts.

[elevatorfreak112]

where is this place

[XxshadeaxX]

what happen at 2:11 ? did the elevator move?

[CoachAlex1996]

that looks like a death trap!

[CoachAlex1996]

that looks like a death trap!

[elevatorfreak112]

what state is this in

[willmurray47906]

The mysterious door lock click sound is actually the selector switches in the hoistway flipping to let the controller know the car position. This car is a freight. Should have no passengers, but freight handlers. The Dover is the ADA required passenger elevator.

[freshdfan]

hollah...the moderns elevators are so loud and difiult to check it...and the old....you have sometimes two motors one the big one and the sekond is a helpmotor who you can sometimes make off, because you have a switch in the passenger room...and you have the relais romm....and you must only look are they ok?...but today you must check all..th displays, the sensores...and much more.

[peugeotrider2012]

this elevator runs pretty quiet

[michelinman8592]

SWEET old elevator.

[miamivicepastels83]

wow....that is old. --and as you said, solid. they used to make things to last...craftsmanship. unlike now where they use cheap materials and just throw things together

[quadc74]

I don't think it is safe for those doors to unlock when the car is moving. Wouldn't someone fall down the shaft? What is the capacity of that thing?

[MKUltraProject]

the whole thing is unsafe, did you see that gate slam? also the fact that if you put your hand through as kids would feel the urge they could lose it!! wonder how many global accidents there have been

[musicfreakcc]

Well, that's why that design is prohibited in new installations.

[robert3302]

@MKUltraProject When I was a kid, most elevators were like this, and I still have all my fingers. They are completely safe, and far more attractive the hideous contraptions being installed now.

[zookuw]

@quadc only of people are stupid ;)

[Airbus928]

WOW where is that?

that elevator cant be legal by commercial use

[PinePowerLI]

Now THAT is an old elevator. Prob goes back to the days of elevator operators.

[avcomth]

I bet that old fart is no match for the Toshiba units installed at the Taipei 101 building in my hometown huh.

[musicfreakcc]

It's probably more reliable, though :-D

[Setka1982]

wow.. that is cool. there's one like that where i work at..

[lonelyroadtofreedom]

it sounds quiet!

[TickleFromGulfBreeze]

looks like it was partially modernized by either Dover or US

[Vincent561967]

I have a repoose Video,In Wong Chuk Hang had a same of old Elevator,The Band was FUJI,Now it was Fujitec!

[musicfreakcc]

Interesting. When was Fujitec founded?

[bearchoirfan]

The name Fujitec was officially launched in the late 1960s on Fuji Electric elevator products.

[dontwalkhand]

Why would anyone use this old thing when there is a nice huge dover across the hall?

[NEXPAR]

Probably the same reason they listen to oldies but goodies! Although older elevators have more character and don't beep for every beepin' floor.

Most likely this is used as a service elevator.

[musicfreakcc]

You don't need a beep for every floor - the relays up in the motor room would actually suffice!

[biggiebrain]

jesus call and said leave his ele vator alone

[FranceHopper]

Heh one side of the hall way has a modern elevator, the other a retro.

And that might be an automatic gate, but I'll bet it's just as good as a manual at jamming fingers XD

[CaptainElevator42189]

I guess so, and also, the door lock click sound resembles the floor passing signal signal from the selector relay.

[dieselducy]

is that elevator easy to access?

[musicfreakcc]

Oh yes!