153 sounds by Torsten Nilsson
  • Model A hot bulb boat engine

    Model A hot bulb boat engine, mone recording

    Manufactured by the Nilsson brothers engine factory in Västervik, Sweden, this hot bulb engine originally served on a boat and was used to run a winch....
  • Model A hot bulb boat engine

    Model A hot bulb boat engine

    Manufactured by the Nilsson brothers engine factory in Västervik, Sweden, this hot bulb engine originally served on a boat and was used to run a winch....
  • Ruston diesel engine

    Ruston diesel engine, mono recording

    A four stroke single piston diesel engine manufactured by Ruston in Lincoln, England during the 1940s. These engines were commonly used in excavators and...
  • Linotype line casting machine

    Linotype line casting machine, mono recording

    Up until the 1880s the process of preparing a text for printing with a printing press was slow and time-consuming. Prior to the introduction of line casting...
  • Linotype line casting machine

    Linotype line casting machine

    Up until the 1880s the process of preparing a text for printing with a printing press was slow and time-consuming. Prior to the introduction of line casting...
  • Ruston diesel engine

    Ruston diesel engine

    A four stroke single piston diesel engine manufactured by Ruston in Lincoln, England during the 1940s. These engines were commonly used in excavators and...
  • Solo Engine

    Solo Engine, mono mic

    Close mono recording. This Solo Engine from the Skoog brothers engine factory in Borlänge, Sweden, was built in the 1930s. It is thought to have been...
  • Solo Engine

    Solo Engine

    This Solo Engine from the Skoog brothers engine factory in Borlänge, Sweden, was built in the 1930s. It is thought to have been mobile and used to drive...
  • Axe press, close mic

    Forge press at the axe smithy at Hults bruk, Norrköping, Sweden. This recording was made with a close mono mic at the first stage of the process. The...
  • Axe grinder

    Axe grinder at the axe smithy at Hults bruk, Norrköping, Sweden. From the company web page: Our axes are forged by hand. They have been crafted in...
  • Forge press

    Forge press at the axe smithy at Hults bruk, Norrköping, Sweden. This recording is made at the first stage of the process. The iron is hot and the sound...
  • Stone Grinder

    Stone grinder

    Grinds floor stones. The stone cutter can be heard in the background. Sound level: 89-91 Db. Manufactured by: F.lli Zambon, Italy. Year: 1994. Register...