Dumbwaiter Elevator

A dumbwaiter is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry food. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private buildings, are often connected between multiple floors.a small elevator for carrying food or goods from one story to another. Last Update Updated example sentences.A dumbwaiter elevator is a very small freight elevator that's intended to carry objects instead of people. Commercially, you'll often find them in hospitals, restaurants, hotels, and schools.While both are designed to move materials, a freight elevator relies on a shaft and a large motor housing (machine room), whereas a dumbwaiter relies on a hoist and wire rope lifting mechanism to move the carriage up and down via dumbwaiter shaft.The name for the dumbwaiter likely came from its ability to act as a silent servant, using the outdated term “dumb” for someone who does not speak. Spinning shelves to move food between rooms was not the only dumbwaiter innovation Jefferson made at his home of Monticello.