Belt drive

Start, run and stop.
Flat belts were widely used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in line shafting to transmit power in factories. A belt is a loop of flexible material used to mechanically link two or more rotating shafts,

Manufacturer:
Berlin Maskinenbau
Berlin, Germany
Model year: 1924

Åtvidabergs railroad switch and signal factory (Åtvidabergs Spårväxlar & Signalfabriks AB)
In short the factory name was ÅSSA. It was founded 1907 but got its current name 1932. The main production was railroad switches and railroad signal systems. ÅSSA closed 1987.
An early car production started in 1911 and the only surviving car can be seen at the ÅSSA museum which is in the same building as the factory once started.

Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson
Photographer: Torsten Nilsson