H.C. Ørsted engine – running
Engine running 0 - 1:45 Recorded on 10 meters distance Engine run 1.45- 3.33 Walking around close to the engine. From its…
Torsten Nilsson
H.C. Ørsted engine – start
Engine start. Recorded from 10 meters distance. From its first trial run in 1933 and some 30 years ahead, the H.C. Ørsted…
H.C. Ørsted engine – electric oil pump
The bearings on H.C. Ørsted engine are pressure lubricated at a pressure of 2.5 bar. The 40 tons content of the lubricating…
H.C. Ørsted engine – compressor running
Compressor is filling the pressure tank. Compressed air is used to start the diesel engine. From its first trial run in 1933…
H.C. Ørsted engine – compressor start
Starting the compressor. Compressed air is used to start the diesel engine. From its first trial run in 1933 and some 30…
Metal lathe used to produce flywheels
This metal lathe is an old, but very reliable, piece of mechanical machinery. It is thought to have been installed in the…
Hot bulb engine, exhaust pipe
Sound from exhaust pipe recorded outside factory. This large diesel-driven hot bulb engine was built and installed at the Pythagoras-Drott mechanical works…
Hot bulb engine, stopping
Engine stopping. This large diesel-driven hot bulb engine was built and installed at the Pythagoras-Drott mechanical works in 1932. It has been…
Hot bulb engine, start and working
Close up recording of the engine. This large diesel-driven hot bulb engine was built and installed at the Pythagoras-Drott mechanical works in…
Air compressor, mono
Recorded with close mic. This air compressor, built by the Atlas company in Stockholm, resides next to a power generator, driven by…
Air compressor
This air compressor, built by the Atlas company in Stockholm, resides next to a power generator, driven by a large hot bulb…
Horizontal milling machine, belt drive
Pythagoras-Drott’s main line of production in the early 20th century was hot bulb engines. One machine, crucial for the production of these…
Horizontal milling machine, mono recording
Pythagoras-Drott’s main line of production in the early 20th century was hot bulb engines. One machine, crucial for the production of these…
Horizontal milling machine
Pythagoras-Drott’s main line of production in the early 20th century was hot bulb engines. One machine, crucial for the production of these…
hot bulb engine, exhaust pipe
Work with sounds were lucky enough to record this beautiful, Swedish made, hot bulb engine on its one hundredth birthday! The event…
Hot bulb engine, mono recording
Work with sounds were lucky enough to record this beautiful, Swedish made, hot bulb engine on its one hundredth birthday! The event…