Yonkers, New York
Incorrect question being asked, Elisha did not invent the elevator, he invented the safety break system. As welll as invented an automatic bread baking oven.
He invented a elevator with a safty break.
In 1852
elisha was American and was the actual inventor of the elevator break in 1850
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
The elevator ('lift' in the UK). He did not invent the elevator(lift). He invented the elevator brake system.
1923
in 1850!
Elevator Safety Brake
Elisha Graves Otis invented the elevator brakes (and thus the first safe elevator) in 1853. His invention made skyscrapers possible.
Here is what I could find on the subject: "Elisha Otis invented the "Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus." Elisha Otis didn't actually invent the elevator, he invented the brake used in modern elevators. His brakes made skyscrapers a practical reality. (above illustration - patent drawing of the Elisha Otis elevator) " What he did was invent a device that would stop the elevator if the main lifting cable broke. Copy and paste link http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blelevator.htm
Elisha Graves Otis
He invented it in 1852 in Yonkers, New York