dumbwaiter

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According to OSHA, the companies’ employees and subcontractors were exposed to “pinch-point hazards” associated with the dumbwaiter and didn’t ensure employees and contractors were qualified to operate the device.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

It's a dumbwaiter that was designed to carry these heavy glass plates.

From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2023

And yet when I finally, as an adult, had a dumbwaiter shaft in my old, rented house, I found it scary, drafty.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022

When it got crazy, they would put me in this dumbwaiter between levels in the restaurant and send me to this downstairs bar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2018

On the upstairs landing we discover something called a dumbwaiter, which, upon inspection, is not dumb at all.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin