dumbwaiter

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The wine cellar was placed directly below the dining room, sending bottles upward as needed by concealed dumbwaiters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

But classic feels too fusty and self-conscious, even though “Hokum” has all the tropes: looming figures, clanging bells, ominous dumbwaiters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The abundant perks — in G.E.’s case, two helicopter pads, a shoeshine station and an executive dining room linked to the kitchen below by dumbwaiters — fed the sense of exalted status.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2017

Libraries, card rooms, and billiard tables kept members busy while dumbwaiters shuttled food from kitchen hands to hungry cyclists.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 5, 2015

This Hotel's exceptional quietude suggests the idea of its being conducted like a prison on the silent system, with, of course, dumbwaiters to assist in the peculiarly clean and tidy salle � manger.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 12, 1891 by Various