"1865Z"^^ . . "1826-11-17Z"^^ . . "1865-08-17Z"^^ . "American poet" . "Nathan Ames (November 17, 1826 in Roxbury, New Hampshire \u2013 August 17, 1865 in Saugus, Massachusetts) was a patent solicitor who held the first patent in the United States for an escalator-like machine. The patent (#25,076) was granted on August 9, 1859 for an invention he called \"Revolving Stairs\". The escalator had steps mounted on a continuous belt or chain."@en . "Nathan Ames"@en . "1826Z"^^ . . "Ames, Nathan"@en .