liftboys
They push buttons
Liftboys are attendants who operate elevators in buildings, announcing floors and controlling the car.
The term is chiefly British, where elevators are called lifts.
The occupation was once common in hotels, department stores, and office buildings but has largely disappeared with automated elevators: The liftboys at Harrods wore matching uniforms.
British period 1901-1910
- grand hotelsLuxurious large-scale accommodations
- ocean linersLarge passenger vessels
- luxury apartmentsExpensive, well-appointed residences
- Art Deco buildingsGeometric interwar architectural style
white gloves · pillbox hats · livery · call buttons · gilded age · servant class · British Raj
People who assist others
- bellhopsHotel luggage attendants
- portersThose who carry baggage
- pagesBound paper sheets
- hotel staffWorkers at paid lodgings
doormen · concierges · dispatchers · junior staff · apprentices
Youth becoming adulthood
- working classManual laborers collectively
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- period dramaStory set in past
class distinction · below stairs · bildungsroman · upstairs downstairs · humble beginnings · youth employment · city life · urban migration
Edwardian era
British period 1901-1910
- grand hotelsLuxurious large-scale accommodations
- ocean linersLarge passenger vessels
- luxury apartmentsExpensive, well-appointed residences
Art Deco buildings · white gloves · pillbox hats · livery · call buttons · gilded age · servant class · British Raj
attendants
People who assist others
hotel staff · doormen · concierges · dispatchers · junior staff · apprentices
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- working classManual laborers collectively
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
period drama · class distinction · below stairs · bildungsroman · upstairs downstairs · humble beginnings · youth employment · city life · urban migration · industrialization
liftboysdoormen
Building entrance attendants
doorkeepers · porters · concierges · gatekeepers · security guards