Shoemaker – hammering wooden nails
In former times, shoemakers used wooden pins called "pegs" to attach leather soles. These were less durable than metal nails, but more…
Tokyo Juki Industrial Sewing Machine
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About the sound
Tokyo Juki Industrial Co. Ltd.
Model: LK 1852
Juki LK1852 is used to lock stitches by first making straight stitches and then a few zigzag-stitches. This technique is used so that the seams of the final product don´t unravel. The machine is owned by textile company Tam-Silk oy in Finland in Kangasala. The company has used this machine since summer 2014. The year of manufacture of this machine is not known.
Max. dB 71,2
Sound recordist: Leena Suutala
Photographer: Leena Ahonen
Video recordist: Katri Takaveräjä
Video editor: Darran Mattila
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