Publisher's Synopsis
Adolf Bleichert & Co. celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1924. By the time of this occasion, the company had constructed 3,000 miles of wire ropeways at landmark points around the globe, and designed and built the world's record holding-systems: Longest and highest elevation (Argentina); Length of system over water (New Caledonia); Steepest (Tanzania); Highest capacity (France); Northernmost (Norway); and, Southernmost (Chile). Written by the great-great grandson of the company's founder, this book includes over 100 B&W and color engineering drawings and pictures that explore the legendary company's history
