A big change is on its way within the field of commercial radio transmissions. The old analog radio transmissions is being replaced by modern digital...

The coal crane built in 1946 was originally in use at the Bahnbetriebswerk (locomotive depot) Dahlhausen which ceased operation in 1968. It was used to...

The sound of an electric shunting machine operating in a coal mine. It is suspended from an overhead monorail and used to transfer materials and equipment...

The rapier loom is a product of the company Günne, which is based in the Sauerland. Its construction dates back to 1970. Before it was added to the collection...

On this recording a needle loom can be heard in operation. The needle loom was built in the 1980s and is now a part of the LWL-Industrial Museum's collection....

The rotary printing press was built in the Schnellpressenfabrik A. Frankenthal in 1926. It presumably printed large editions of newspapers for the Thuringian...

The electric siren Elektror S0 KB from the 1960s was in use as a factory siren until the 1990s. It was used to alert personnel when machines were starting...

The wire weaving loom heard here was made in 1949. It was one of the first built by the company Emil Jäger from Hamm. Up until 1995 the wire weaving loom...