Cash register at Wolkoff House Museum
National Cash Register at Wolkoff house museum, Lappeenranta Model: National Cash Register (NCR) model 642, Dayton Ohio, USA Year of production: 1912…
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Hoist
In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. The hoist and the…
Air intake
The compressor air intake is mounted on the outside wall of the headframe. Recorded inside the headframe of the mine Gröndalsgruvan in…
Compressor
Recorded inside the headframe of the mine Gröndalsgruvan in the Klackberg mining fields. This Atlas compressor provided compressed air to drilling equipment…
Ring polishing
Red Wing 1716 Ball Bearing A.C. Motor Polishing Motor / Lathe Goldsmith polishes a gold ring with a polishing motor. Master goldsmith…
Flexible shaft machine
Goldsmith polishes the inner ring. Master goldsmith David Bendecon has a goldsmith's shop in the 19th century artisan’s residence in Jyväskylä, Toivola…
Goldsmith welding with a blowtorch
Goldsmith heats a golden diamond ring to be molded for a stone setting. A blowtorch is ideal for heating and also for…
Petrol Tanker
Petrol tanker brings heating oil to the school building once a week. The truck is Volvo. Oy Teboil Ab is owned by…
Small waves
Windy day in the fishing harbour of Gislövsläge. Small waves hitting the hull of a small fishing boat. Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson…
Foghorn
A foghorn is a fog signal that uses sound to warn vehicles of navigational hazards in foggy conditions. The term is most…
Air compressor
Delivers compressed air to a program control that regulates the signals of a foghorn. See foghorn, Gislövsläge. Manufacturer: Atlas Copco Manufactured: 1959…
Fishing vessel
Engine sound recorded close to engine. 2.30 Leaving harbour 14.40 Move away from engine KarlA (TG1) Built with drawings from 1920s. Shipyard:…
Pile Driving Rig – Second pile
Piling the second concrete pile. This recording was made at a construction site where an eleven floors house is being built. The…
Pile Driving Rig – First pile
Piling the first concrete pile. The ground is very soft and the concrete pile is sinking fast. This recording was made at…
Paper analyse machine
Manufacturer: Lorentzen & Wettre Autoline 400 Manufactured: 2013 Recorded with open hood, normally closed Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson Photographer: Torsten Nilsson Video…
Paper Machine PM 4
Recorded at the wet end where the slurry of fibres filters out fluid to form a wet web of fibre. Paper Machine…