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Air compressor
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About the sound
This air compressor, built by the Atlas company in Stockholm, resides next to a power generator, driven by a large hot bulb engine. The machinery in this part of the Pythagoras mechanical workshop was installed in the early 1930. This gives a pointer to the age of the air compressor, whose origins and year of manufactory is unknown.
Machine type: Air compressor
Manufacturer: Atlas
Year of manufactory: unknown
Place of manufactory: Stockholm
Db: 81 db
Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson
Photographer: Torsten Nilsson
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