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I love anything like this...

The engineering is from a different time... Engineers assumed people had common sense so no need to cover up the bits that could hurt you.
Also... Tremendously reliable. That would never fail (within reason) and only needs minimal maintenance.

Did you know the electric motors in the elevators of the Eiffel tower are still the originals?
They have them rebuilt/rewired rather than replaced... The new motors available just don't compare to the originals for reliability.