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…
Technical Museum of Slovenia
Grinding nuts with a hand grinder
Potica is probably the most popular traditional Slovenian pastry, and in the past was made to celebrate high festivals, including Christmas. According…
Cracking nuts
Potica is probably the most popular traditional Slovenian pastry, and in the past was made to celebrate high festivals, including Christmas. According…
Sparklers
One of the customs during Christmas and New Year is the lighting of sparklers. Children especially have great fun doing it. There's…
Level-crossing barrier – Lifting
A free-standing, hand-operated level-crossing barrier fitted with Südbahnwerk advance-warning ringing apparatus, manufactured in the 1880’s. It was used in the Celje region…
Mechanical spring hammer (smaller)
The spring hammer, produced in the Metallurgy School of Jesenice ironworks in 1955, was in operation until 1999. It is located in…
Hand mixer by Gorenje MGA – whipping cream/glass bowl
Hand mixer with 3-speed switch; infinitely adjustable speed regulation – electronic. Manufactured in 1980’s by Gorenje MGA, small kitchen appliances, from Nazarje,…
Hand mixer by Gorenje MGA – whipping cream/plastic bowl
Hand mixer with 3-speed switch; infinitely adjustable speed regulation – electronic. Manufactured in 1980’s by Gorenje MGA, small kitchen appliances, from Nazarje,…
Mechanical spring hammer ATLAS 4 (large)
This was manufactured in the Atlas plant, Germany, probably before World War Two. There are no records available on when it started…
Pneumatic hammer ZČ 300
Manufactured at the Prvomajska factory in Zagreb in 1956, it remained in use in the old locomotive workshops in Ljubljana until 1999.…
Steam locomotive SŽ 06-018 – Moving onto turntable and turning
The sound: Locomotive moving onto turntable and being turned. In line with the concept of German standardised locomotives set out in 1920,…
Steam locomotive SŽ 06-018 – Making steam
The sound: Making steam in preparation for moving locomotive. To start a locomotive: A valve in the steam dome is opened by…
Steam locomotive SŽ 06-018 – Steam release
The sound: locomotive releasing steam in advance of moving. In line with the concept of German standardised locomotives set out in 1920,…
Level-crossing barrier – lowering
The sound: By operating the (adjustable) handle of the cog drive, the ringing apparatus is activated via a chain transmission. There is…
Power Drill
The sound: The electric motor driving the chuck holding a drill bit or borer is turned on by a switch. The handle…
Boiler tube roller
The sound: The belt drive spins the chuck holding the expander. On the opposite side of the machine, a vice holds the…