Montgomery Elevator Company was a vertical transportation company founded in 1892, but entered the elevator business in 1910, acquired
Roelofson Elevator of
Galt, Ontario
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in the early 1960s and operated it as its Canadian Division. Montgomery manufactured elevators, escalators, and moving walkways until 1994, when it was acquired by
KONE.
Montgomery was the 4th-largest elevator company in the U.S. at the time.
After Montgomery was acquired, they worked with
KONE to make elevators and escalators under the brand name Montgomery KONE, but only for 6 years until the full integration into
KONE US in 2000.
One of the most unusual Montgomery elevators in the world is the elevator tramway in the
St. Louis
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.
Test Tower
Montgomery did have a
test tower to test high-speed elevators located at their former headquarters in
Moline, IL. The test tower was built in 1966 and has a height equivalent of 18-stories. There are three shafts in the tower, two of them are to test high-rise elevators, and one of them is to test safety features on the elevator (Freefall, Emergency Brakes, etc). The top floor of the test tower was a conference space for the company to have meetings. Below the conference space was an experimental floor where elevator components get tested along with elevator controllers.
The test tower still stands today but there are plans to demolish the tower along with the complex to build apartments.
See also
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List of elevator manufacturers
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References
Elevator manufacturers
Escalator manufacturers
American companies established in 1892
Manufacturing companies established in 1892
1892 establishments in Illinois
1994 disestablishments in Illinois
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