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Attleborough: Otis Traction Elevators (Payne =FAIL= Mods) @ Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Sweet Building

726 views · Published 30 April 2012 · 3:33 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: georgef551 · 2012 · Science & Technology

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These are the Otis Traction Elevators, modernized by Payne (Thyssen-Era), at the Sweet Building, Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleborough, Massachusetts.
Again, like the Richardson Building lifts, these are run-down, and modernized by Payne. DON'T GET ME WRONG, these are clean, but when they got modded, Payne never took the time to spruce the lifts up in any way. These especially look terrible.
On top of the paint coming off everywhere (except for the newer panels), the mod job is hideous-looking, with the original floor counter being replaced with directional lanterns, which neither set worked, and we have EXCITING EPCO "WIN" (WN) fixtures, and the dot-matrix "ACME" (CEelectronics) floor counters.
You know what I say: "EPCO WIN, because when you see them, you really don't!"
As if that's not enough, they label the elevator numbers, right underneath the brailles dictating the floor number, as one woman got very confused, and with good reason.
They run fairly well (older Otis, goes without saying), even if the later one is a tad rough.
These can be very nice lifts, but they really need to do more than clean them periodically.
Sad to see what Payne did to these. The Sweet Building elevators, are not-so-sweet to look at. :(

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