Portion of chips in a drainer
French fries are a Belgian national treasure and legend says that they were invented in this country. The chip shop J. Vandervaeren…
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Box mangle
Box mangle On this recording both rollers have rolled sheets. The sheets are rolled on the roller which is placed between the…
Preparing the roller
The sheet is rolled up on the roller which is placed between the mangle stones. It has to be very smooth before…
Box mangle
This box mangle consists of a heavy frame with two large heavy rectangular stones. The lower stone is fixed and the upper…
Card catalog
Created in 1958 in Brussels, the Archives and Museum of Literature is a centre for documentation and research of the published heritage…
Shoveling coal in the boiler
S/S Rex is a small tug operated by a non-profit association as a museum ship where you can experience the life on…
Half speed
S/S Rex is a small tug operated by a non-profit association as a museum ship where you can experience the life on…
Half back, maneuvers in the engine room
S/S Rex is a small tug operated by a non-profit association as a museum ship where you can experience the life on…
Shoe Repairing
Band Scouring Machine Mebus in use. There is an edge polishing of heel in the making. max. dB. 85.1 Sound recordist: Yeti…
Bell foundry – polishing the bell
The sound of polishing the bell with an electric grinding machine. The recording was realized in Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in Taciszów (Poland).…
Bell foundry – soundscape
The soundscape registered in the Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in Taciszów (Poland), i.e. the facility producing bells. Production of a classic bell is…
Bell foundry – first trial of the bell
Sound emitted by the bell during the first trial. The recording was realized in Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in Taciszów (Poland). The first…
Bell foundry – cutting the bell’s lower edge
The sound of cutting and polishing of the lower edge of the bell. The recording was realized in Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in…
Bell foundry – warming up a drainpipe before casting a bell
The sound of incandescence of charcoal in the drainpipe, under which the clay molds of bells are buried. The recording was realized…
Bell foundry – forming a false bell
The sound of moving a metal template through the mock-up of false bell, in order to perfectly shape and smoothen the clay…
Bell foundry – clay mixing
The sound of clay mixing in an electrical stirrer. The recording was realized in Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in Taciszów (Poland). Quality and…