In traditional Solingen knife-making the blade is assembled with the handle by a person called “Reider”. He or she does this by hammering the knife...

In the tool factory Krenzer in Ennepetal (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia) the eccentric press from the 1950s is used to shape metals (punching and cutting...

The hoist, which was built cooperatively by the Gutenhoffnungshütte (GHH) and the company AEG (construction by GHH, Elektrik: AEG) in the 1980s, is in...

The conveyor belt, which is driven by an electric motor, is located at the exit of the inclined conveyance heading of the Prosper-Haniel colliery. It...

In the coal mixer of the colliery Prosper-Haniel (Ruhrkohle AG) the mined coal is mixed in order to provide a consistent quality of coal for further uses....

In the coal mixer of the colliery Prosper-Haniel (Ruhrkohle AG) the mined coal is mixed in order to provide a consistent quality of coal for further uses....

The spring hammer (manufacturer unknown) from the 1920s was originally used in a forge in Southern Westphalia for the purpose of metalworking. It belongs...

The “Tumble-wash” (manufacturer unknown) from the 1920s was originally used in the wire-making industry in the city of Altena (Southern Westphalia)...

The cash register made by Anker-Werke Bielefeld from the 1920s originally documented earnings and also stored cash. It is unknown where this cash register...

The electric jacquard-loom of the type G.A. Roscher from the 1930s was originally in use in the industrial vocational school in Nordhorn (Germany, Lower...

The electric linen weaving machine (dobby and jacquard machine) of the type G. A. Roscher from the 1920s was used to produce linen cloth with patterns....

The beaming machine of the type W. Schlafhorst & Co. from 1939 was used in the textile industry. This machine develops warp beams for the warp threads....