1857: The Lean Llamas that Appeared at New York’s Fat Cattle Show » OtisElevator
Elisha Otis first obtained widespread attention for his new invention, the elevator, at the Crystal Palace in 1854. It was here that he demonstrated an elevator equipped with a device called a safety, which would engage if the hoisting rope broke. The safety addressed a major concern people had with elevators.
Elisha Otis elevator demonstration, Crystal Palace, 1854
