Ka kammala wannan magana: A shekara ta 1852, Elisha Otis ya ƙirƙiro lif mai tsaro, wanda zai tsaya kai tsaye idan igiyar da ke ɗauke da shi ta karye. Bayan wani zanga-zanga a
1853 New York World ta Fair, da lif masana'antu kafa yiwuwa. An kafa Kamfanin Otis Elevator a Yonkers, New York, a cikin 1853 ta Elisha Otis. Lokacin da Elisha ya mutu a 1861, 'ya'yansa maza Charles da Norton sun kafa haɗin gwiwa kuma suka ci gaba da kasuwanci. A lokacin yakin basasa na Amurka, ɗakunan hawan su suna da matukar buƙata saboda jigilar kayan yaƙi. Kamfanoni da yawa a ƙasar Amirka sun sayi waɗannan littattafan. A cikin 1864, tare da haɗin gwiwar JM Alvord, an san kamfanin da Otis Brothers & Co. A cikin 1867, Otis ya buɗe ma'aikata a Yonkers, New York, garin da aka kafa kamfanin.