40 total sounds
  • Air intake The compressor air intake is mounted on the outside wall of the headframe.

    Air intake

    The compressor air intake is mounted on the outside wall of the headframe. Recorded inside the headframe of the mine Gröndalsgruvan in the Klackberg...
  • Chain forging

    The sounds of chain forging using a forge hammer and anvil were recorded during a presentation in the Chain Forging Museum in Fröndenberg. They form an...
  • Chainsaw

    Sawing tree-trunks in the forest near the railway lines close to Ljubljana. The worker is using a Stihl Rollomatic E-type chainsaw manufactured in Germany....
  • Atlas compressor 1904

    Compressor

    Recorded inside the headframe of the mine Gröndalsgruvan in the Klackberg mining fields. This Atlas compressor provided compressed air to drilling equipment...
  • Embroidery machine

    The Adler embroidery machine, model 9-35 (built around 1900), was operated by women in the Vereinigten Wäschefabriken (United Linen Works) Juhl & Helmke...
  • Felling a Christmas tree

    Decorating a Christmas tree is a traditional festive custom in many countries, including Slovenia. In the past, people in rural areas used to go to into...
  • Fire department bell

    The fire department bell is a component of a two-axled fire engine from the end of the 19th century. It was used to signal the right of way acoustically...
  • Floating mill – grinding stones (the Babič mill)

    Sound of the floating mill in operation (grinding stones). The mill has a floating water wheel whilst the grinding stones are located in the mill-house...
  • Floating mill –water wheel (the Babič mill)

    Sound of the water wheel of the floating mill . The mill has a floating water wheel whilst the grinding stones are located in the mill-house on the riverbank....
  • Hacksaw “lokarica”

    Sawing wood with a hacksaw, nicknamed "Lokarica" in Slovenia. The sound was recorded in the surroundings of the Technical Museum of Slovenia. Sound...
  • Hoist In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft.

    Hoist

    In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. The hoist and the air compressor were operated by...
  • Horizontal gang saw

    The horizontal gang saw, produced by the machine factory A. Goede in Berlin in 1908, currently stands in the Sawmill Remblinghausen (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia)....