Coal Mine Prosper Haniel IV – Gas Drilling Machine
In December 2018 Prosper Haniel, the last active coal mine of the Ruhr area, was closed down. Before the end “Sounds of…
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About the sound
Wall clock from the 1920s. The materials consists mostly out of wood, aside from the clockworks in metal. The clock was a usual sight in most Swedish homes around the turn of the 20th century.
Photo and recording by Helena Törnqvist.
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