The “Feinpließtbock” from the 1910s is an electric sharpening machine which is used, generally by trained operators, to create a special finish (precision-grinding)...

The “Blaupließtbock” from the 1910s is in use in the knife factory Windmühlenmesser Robert Herder in Solingen (Germany North Rhine-Westphalia). It...

The sizing and dyeing machine was manufactured in the Maschinenfabrik Coesfeld (Machine Factory Coesfeld) and presumably dates back to the mid-20th century....

The spring hammer (manufacturer unknown) from the 1920s was originally used in a forge in Southern Westphalia for the purpose of metalworking. It belongs...

Thickness planer of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)

The sound of a torch cutting machine. The scrap steel delivered to the plant is cut down to a maximum length of 1.5m Metal Ravne is the legal successor...

The “Tumble-wash” (manufacturer unknown) from the 1920s was originally used in the wire-making industry in the city of Altena (Southern Westphalia)...

Since the 1920s the electric tumbling barrel was used in the chain factory to smoothen the surfaces of the finished welded or forged chains. For a number...

A white washing machine manufactured by Husqvarna in the 1990s. For washing clothes and similar items. Photo and recording by Helena Törnqvist.

A white washing machine manufactured by Husqvarna in the 1990s. For washing clothes and similar items. Photo and recording by Helena Törnqvist.

The electric jacquard-loom of the type G.A. Roscher from the 1930s was originally in use in the industrial vocational school in Nordhorn (Germany, Lower...

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...