The “Kessel” sharpening machine was developed in 1910 by Heinrich Kessel (died in 1959). It is in use in the knife factory Windmühlenmesser Robert...

It’s said that a skilled blacksmith can hold an egg between the hammer and the anvil. Air-power hammers use pneumatics to drive the hammer. Manufacturer: Vulkanhammer...

Recorded with lover recording volume. It’s said that a skilled blacksmith can hold an egg between the hammer and the anvil. Air-power hammers use pneumatics...

This electrically driven machine from the 1920s bends cut-to-size steel rods, the so called “pins”, into the shape of a “U”. A worker puts the...

The electrically driven chain bending machine from the 1950s produces chains by straightening wire (removal of deformation of the wire due to winding on...

In the tool factory Krenzer in Ennepetal (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia) the eccentric press from the 1950s is used to shape metals (punching and cutting...

The recorded working noises here are the sounds made by the production of forging-hammer heads in the tool company Krenzer Hammer. It is the last open-die...

The hacksaw from the 1920s is a machine tool which saws rods (either wood or metal) into short pieces. A transmission sets the saw in motion. The weight...

The electric hand welding machine from the 1920s welds single chain links together. The welder must place a “U” shaped chain link into the clamping...

The electric link bending machine made in 1939 by the manufacturer Malmedie & Co., produces single chain links. First, a wire is unwound from a coil and...

The planing machine from the 1920s is a machine tool used for planing work on long iron work pieces. The machine brings the work pieces into the desired...

The punching press, manufactured by Leinhaas in the 1980s is applied in the first steps of the blade production: it unwinds a coil of steel strip and punches...