Saltsjöbanan, train from 1912 (1)
This is a train built in 1912 and a part of the Saltsjöbanan railroad which goes out towards the Stockholm archipelago. The…
Find your sound
Put on your headphones and experience what historical ears sounded like.
Handheld lawn mower
This is the sound of a small handeld lawn mower. It is pulled back and then forward, creating quite a unique sound…
Screwing gun
Same as before, only now a screw is screwed into the plank and then removed using a screwing gun. Photo and recording…
Hammering a nail
This is the sound a hammer hammering down a nail into a plank, and also breaking the plank. Photo and recording by…
Paper manufacturing by hand: Creating the paper
This is the machine into which the mass is gathered and then becomes paper. There is approximately 98% water and 2% papermass,…
Paper manufacturing by hand: the “Dutch”
The second step in the manufacturing is placing the fiber in a machine simply called the Dutch – since it was invented…
Paper manufacturing by hand: Shredder
The first step of manufacturing paper by hand is destroying the materials, in this case cotton in the shape of old linen…
Göta Canal (lock): Opening of the water lock (2)
Göta Kanal is a canal in Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea with Kattegat, and with that Skagerrak and eventually the North…
Göta Canal (lock): Opening of the water-lock (1)
Göta Kanal is a canal in Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea with Kattegat, and with that Skagerrak and eventually the North…
Göta Canal (lock): Soundscape
Göta Kanal is a canal in Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea with Kattegat, and with that Skagerrak and eventually the North…
Göta Kanal (lock): Train
Göta Kanal is a canal in Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea with Kattegat, and with that Skagerrak and eventually the North…
Diamond Blade Drilling (Plumbing Renovation)
The audio was recorded in an apartment during the plumbing renovation work in the building. The loudest sound that can be heard…
Finnish Sauna Part V: Bath Broom Vasta
Finnish bath broom vasta (or vihta depending on the dialect) is a bundle made of birch twigs. It is a fundamental part…
Finnish Sauna Part IV: Löyly
Löyly, also translated to sauna steam is an act where the bather throws water into the hot sauna stones. The steam vapor…
Office lamp
This is the sound of a fluorescent office lamp, here at the museum. It has two modes, the first one is light…
Staple remover
This is a little device specially designed to remove staples from paper; if it is used correctly staples can be removed without…