Dental drill
Dental turbine (KAVO 642 B) used in a dental practice Video and sound recordist : Gaëlle Courtois / La Fonderie, Brussels
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MG-Cylider/ Yankee Cylinder
Sound of a large rotating polishing cylinder in a cardboard machine. The cylinder is for perfecting the surface. TAKO KK3 cylinder is…
Dental ultrasonic scaler
The ultrasonic scaler (SATELEC – Suprasson Newtron) vibrates and produces sound waves to clean plaque from the teeth. Water flows out of…
Shaper
Shaper of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium – Jumet)
Jointer
Jointer of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium – Jumet)
Mortiser
Mortiser of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium – Jumet)
Hollowchisel mortiser
This is an electronic Hollowchisel mortiser from Jonsered, manufactured in the 1920’s. You use it for instance to woodworking joints. During the…
Thickness planer and belt drive
Stereo recording including sound from belt drive. You can find this Thickness planer from about 1910 at Skansen in Stockholm. The cover…
Thickness planer
Mono recording close to the cutters. You can find this Thickness planer from about 1910 at Skansen in Stockholm. The cover that…
Hydro power plant
At the end of the 19th century, Franc Galle, the landlord of Bistra, was actively engaged in milling. However even before the…
Fuel dispenser
A fuel dispenser found in central Norrköping. The filling station is located near a heavily trafficked road, near the central train station.
Manual telephone exchange
Manual desktop telephone exchange with wooden casing, a dial and a Bakelite handset. Manual exchanges were in use from the second half…
Automatic telephone exchange – operating
A step-by-step automatic telephone exchange brought into operation in 1921 at a post office in Ljubljana, which was the first automatic exchange…
Telephone set Siemens – dialing
Automatic telephone set by Siemens with black metal casing and Bakelite handset. It was produced before World War One. Manufactured by Siemens…
Automatic telephone Iskra Eta 80 – ringing
The Iskra Eta 80 was first presented at Ljubljana's Electronics Fair in 1978 under the name of Olimpik. It was the work…
Automatic telephone Iskra Eta 80 – sound of keypad
The Iskra Eta 80 was first presented at Ljubljana's Electronics Fair in 1978 under the name of Olimpik. It was the work…