Leominster: Otis (Meredith Mods) Traction Elevator @ Former Savetelli's Dept. Store

[georgef551]

@lonerman270

It's definately the slowest full-sized traction elevators I know of. :)

[CaptainElevator42189]

Yes, this is a slow elevator, and this would be the rival to the Otis Hydraulic Elevator at Lenox Square Mall's Bloomingdales store, which MusicFreakCC filmed at only 25 FPM.

[georgef551]

Not the slowest beasts in the world, but slow enough, huh?

[CaptainElevator42189]

I know, but the 10 FPM vertical platform lift that MusicFreakCC recorded in Rochester, NY is the slowest of them all.

[georgef551]

Those kind of elevators are slow as all hell, but I'm talking real elevators, if you get my drift.

There's the Concord LULA at 20FPM, that someone else recorded, and the original Westinghouse that was in operation near where I live, was 10FPM. Those wheelchair "elevators" are about 9FPM on average. There's plenty of those around here as well, but they're so noisy, it's not worth recroding (although a new building near me has one outside. Maybe I might get it).

[CaptainElevator42189]

I know, but if an elevator goes 5 FPM, then it would be the world's slowest elevator.

[georgef551]

From what I've seen here (YouTube in general), it would be the slowest elevator of ANY kind, definately! I'd like to see the slowest full-fledged elevator. Concord LULU probably wins in Hydros, but what about traction?

5FPM, even for a wheelchair lift, is awful slow.

[CaptainElevator42189]

Yes, I agree.

[PinkJazzX]

This should be replaced by a KONE EcoSpace IMO, which is adequately fast for 3 stories.

[georgef551]

Then we wouldn't have a traction elevator to brag about. :)

It's used so little, I don't think the landlord cares to replace it, unless it was unsafe.

[cubsrule2040]

better: replace it with a ThyssenKrupp Synergy

[georgef551]

So long as they keep the 25FPM, so we can still brag about having one of the slowest traction elevators. :P

[georgef551]

There used to be a 10ft/min elevator at the Scanlon Building, but it was ripped out and replaced with a 100ft/min model.

I have a video of that one. Very dark elevator, too.

[georgef551]

Actually, upon frame-by-frame viewing, and eye strain, there are some cables and pullies atop the track. I had to look many times.

[dea41396returns]

sounds like traction