Automatic telephone Iskra ATA 11 – dialing
The ATA 11 is the second automatic desktop telephone manufactured by Iskra in 1956. It is made from white Bakelite and fitted…
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Automatic telephone Iskra ATA 2 – ringing
The ATA 1 and ATA 2 are the first automatic telephones manufactured by Iskra. The Model ATA 1 was intended for private…
Automatic telephone Iskra ATA 2 — dialing
The ATA 1 and ATA 2 are the first automatic telephones manufactured by Iskra. The Model ATA 1 was intended for private…
Automatic telephone Siemens & Halske – ringing
Black desktop telephone by Siemens & Halske with metal casing and Bakelite handset. On the right, there is coat of arms of…
Automatic telephone Siemens & Halske – dialing
Black desktop telephone by Siemens & Halske with metal casing and Bakelite handset. On the right, there is coat of arms of…
“Nikola Tesla” telephone – ringing
The ‘Nikola Tesla’ branded automatic telephone. It was made from plastic by the Nikola Tesla factory in Zagreb and used in the…
“Nikola Tesla” telephone – dialing
The ‘Nikola Tesla’ branded automatic telephone. It was made from plastic by the Nikola Tesla factory in Zagreb and used in the…
Shipyard crane
Shipyard crane. Gotenius shipyard, Gothenburg, Sweden. Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson Photographer: Torsten Nilsson Video recordist: Torsten Nilsson
Welding on ship in floating drydock
Welding on ship in a floating drydock at Gotenius shipyard in Gothenburg. One of the most common types of welding is shielded…
Adjusting a drydock
This floating drydock at Gotenius shipyard in Gothenburg was built 1897. It’s a type of pontoon for dry docking ships. Shipyards operate…
Floral refrigerator
Sound of a floral refrigerator in flower store.
Printing machine Tiegel
Tiegel semi-automatic stop-cylinder press manufactured in the late 19th or early 20th century. Prior to its arrival at the Technical Museum of…
Electronic cash register
Sam4s er-180T electronic cash register in use in flower store. Recorded with Zoom H6.
Stationary Hot Bulb Engine – running
Stationary engines were mainly used for driving farm machinery. Like other forms of motive power (water, steam), stationary engines used in agriculture…
Sandblasting a ship hull
Sandblasting is used to remove paint and rust from the ship hull. Sandblasting is a general term used to describe the act…
Luggage belt in cargo space
The sound source is a running luggage belt at Norrköping Airport. Luggage belts (sometimes refered to as luggage carousel) is a sort…