The Human Controllers

Collection Eight

More people move without incident or accident on elevators and escalators than on any other form of public transportation. Cartoonists seize upon this fact and, naturally depicted every possible kind of erratic and inconsiderate operation. They satirized the familiar scene and the environment known by insiders and riders alike before and shortly after World War 11 involved passenger elevators with attendants. Those familiar with the era of operator-controlled elevators know that the friendly and omni-present - and often talkative - assistants in the car performed many functions aside from moving the car control handle back and forth. Naturally, all too human elevator operators became easy targets of the satirical artist. (Chapter Eight).
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