Balancing Act: Mono Monday

Inventions of the 19th Century:

The first patent related to an escalator-like machine was granted in 1859 to a Massachusetts man for a steam-driven unit. On March 15, 1892, Jesse Reno patented his moving stairs, or inclined elevator, as he called it. In 1895, Reno created a novelty ride at Coney Island in New York, from his patented design: a moving stairway that elevated passengers on a conveyor belt at a 25-degree angle.

The escalator as we know it, was redesigned in 1897 by Charles Seeberger. He created the name escalator from scala, the Latin word for steps, and elevator, a word for something that had already been invented.

I'm late putting up this photo as I left home for a couple of days on a little escapade with my daughter!

When I downloaded the photos onto my computer, this one came out sideways - and I found it so much more fun to put it up like this. I did add a rotated version in the extra!

Thank you, Laurie54, for suggesting all these interesting inventions!