Charles Seeberger

Charles Seeberger
Charles David Seeberger
Born May 14, 1857(1857-05-14)
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Died September 13, 1931(1931-09-13) (aged 74)
Oak Bluffs Highlands, Massachusetts
Occupation Inventor, Innovator
Spouse Emma V. Seeberger (1880–1931)
Children R. Vernon
Lucia
Parents Anthony Seeberger
Jennie Cooper

Charles D. Seeberger (1857–1931) was an American inventor. In 1899, he joined the Otis Elevator Company. The Seeberger-Otis partnership produced the first step-type escalator made for public use, and it was installed at the Paris Exhibition of 1900, where it won first prize. Mr. Seeberger eventually sold his patent rights to Otis in 1910.

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