In Fangland, there was mention of a paternoster located in an ancient hotel, which, judging from the description, was a cross between a dumbwaiter and an elevator. As it turns out, it is a constantly moving, open, cyclical elevator. It looks dangerous as hell if you ask me. See for yourself:
About this video: Invented in 1884 as the "cyclic elevator," the paternoster is an open-front continuously-moving elevator.
This example, one of the few still in operation, is in the Albert Sloman Library at the University of Essex.
Also over at YouTube is an excellent student video called Ups and Downs filmed using a paternoster.
The Morris Chair is far more benign; an early reclining chair designed in the 1860s in Sussex, England and marketed by the William Morris Company. They are prized as antiques and are still being produced today. In this picture you can see the adjustable back brace which allows for the angle of recline to be changed.
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