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  • “Reider”

    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...
  • Eccentric press

    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...
  • Hoist

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

    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...
  • Bucket chain

    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....
  • Coal mixer

    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....
  • Spring Hammer

    The spring hammer (manufacturer unknown) from the 1920s was originally used in a forge in Southern Westphalia for the purpose of metalworking. It belongs...
  • Tumble-wash (Germ.: “Polterwäsche”)

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

    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...
  • UPS - uninterruptible power supply

    UPS – uninterruptible power supply

    To cope with short power outage some facilities are equipped with uninterruptible power supply. An uninterruptible power supply is an electrical apparatus...
  • Relay based interlocking for railway operation

    Relay based interlocking for railway operation

    In railway signaling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such as...
  • Weaving machine

    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...