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History Forum / General / British History / February 2008British Elevator companies
Please forgive me if this is the wrong forum and feel free to direct me elsewhere more appropriate. I am writing a series of observations on the lyrics of an Argentine tango of the 1920s and as one line speaks of an apartment on the second floor with an elevator (lift) I started researching elevator companies which so far have led me specifically to Otis Elevator Company. This firm opened a branch in Argentina and started installing elevators in Buenos Aires as of 1895. Not to make life easy, I have recently been made aware that in the 20s and 30s British companies held great sway in the Argentinian market and so naturally the question arose: Was there a British elevator company with an office in Argentina and installing elevators in Buenos Aires in the 20s? I cannot research because I have no idea what British elevator companies existed at the time that could have conceivably opened a branch in Buenos Aires. Any help or direction is appreciated in advance.  SignatureTony Vella, Ottawa, Canada > Please forgive me if this is the wrong forum and feel free to direct me > elsewhere more appropriate. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > -- > Tony Vella, Ottawa, Canada Have you also asked in an Argentine or Buenos Aires group? The residents and Argentine history buffs may have more direct knowledge of who was doing business in elevators back then. -- Andrew Chaplin Oddly enough, also in Ottawa On Feb 26, 12:39 pm, "Tony Vella" <tony.ve...@rogers.com> wrote: > Please forgive me if this is the wrong forum and feel free to direct me > elsewhere more appropriate. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > -- > Tony Vella, Ottawa, Canada Have you also asked in an Argentine or Buenos Aires group? The residents and Argentine history buffs may have more direct knowledge of who was doing business in elevators back then. -- Andrew Chaplin Oddly enough, also in Ottawa Small world. Yes I have and it was a friend in Argentina who mentioned in passing that British companies were doing big business in Argentina right after the turn of that century. Unfortunately it is hard to research when one does not know the buzz words. I am also talking about a very small and relatively-secluded street in B. Aires that was torn up and replaced by a large 6-lane avenue in the 30s and 40s. SignatureTony Vella, Ottawa, Canada > On Feb 26, 12:39 pm, "Tony Vella" <tony.ve...@rogers.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > -- > Tony Vella, Ottawa, Canada Try to find copies of the Anglo-American Handbook for the period you are interested in. It was (not sure if it is still published) a sort of Baedeckers for Brits in South America and had a pretty large section on Argentina, BA and the social and economic life there. http://www.peacecorpswriters.org/pages/2001/0103/prntvrs103/pv103trvribuc.html |
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