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1'st Professional Elevator Ride (Otis Series-1, Wood Block Building, Leominster, MA)

2,232 views · Published 17 July 2011 · 2:45 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: georgef551 · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Recorded 7/14/2011

While it may not be the best elevator video I've ever done, this is, however, the VERY FIRST Elevator Video ever recorded, as a YouTube Partner. (I held off on uploading this, so as not to "brag" about becoming a partner.)
Here's the Otis Series-1 HIGHdraulic Elevator, at the Wood Block Building, Leominster, Massachusetts.
This was actually my 4'th attempt at getting this on video, so if it seems a bit rushed, that's why. For some reason, this place was very busy, and was constantly interrupted by ridership. I finally got a ride in, although I didn't get the best capture of it's pre-door events. The upward ones are tough to capture anyhow.
In spite of the LED light on the Bloggie 3D, it doesn't really light the cab much, due to the very shiny finish on the mohogany panels. The light DOES, however, help bring out the detail where it's well lit.
Also captured, the weird floor counter, as older Series-1 counters have numbers in pairs. In cases like that, you either get "Phantom" floors, or redundant ones, such as here, the later being the case (L, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4).
Still doesn't ride that great, but how many older Series-1 Otii do anyway?

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