Vacuum pumps
The Goričane company originates from one of the oldest Slovenian paper mills, established in 1740. The company has been producing paper at…
Manual telephone exchange
00:00
00:25
About the sound
Manual desktop telephone exchange with wooden casing, a dial and a Bakelite handset. Manual exchanges were in use from the second half of the 19th century. In Slovenia, the last manual telephone exchange with eight connections ceased operating in September 1987.
Two magneto telephones are connected to the exchange.
The exchange is part of the collection of Museum of Post & Telecommunications.
Sound: Operation of a manual telephone exchange and the ringing of a magneto telephone
Sound level: 59 dB
Sound recordist: Dušan Oblak
Photographer: Veronika Štampfl
Video recordist: Barbara Grilc
Discover more
Pursemaker: thinning a leather belt (1)
The sound of thinning the edges of a leather belt, i.e. reducing the thickness of leather. The sound was recorded in the…
Siren of the fire chief’s van inside
Mercedes Benz Vito 115. Model 2010. The fire brigade chief on duty is the commanding officer at rescue operations. The vehicle acts…
Paper Cutter
This is an office device which cuts paper the way you want it - but it is also used by many other…