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OCR: Elisha Otis Safety Elevator About th: Safety Elevator Until Elisha Otis invented a safety device for eleva .tors in 1853, using an elevator was risky business. Early eleva .tors were slow and the ropes used ta lift the cabs often broke plunging passengers to the ground Otis safety device stopped the elevator from falling, even when the rope was cut! Once the success of the device became known, businesses began ordering Otis invention. The first department store eleva tor WAS installed in 1857 plungine

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