The first step of manufacturing paper by hand is destroying the materials, in this case cotton in the shape of old linen and clothes, to get the fibers...

The second step in the manufacturing is placing the fiber in a machine simply called the Dutch - since it was invented by a dutch engineer in the 17th...

This is a perforator which punches holes in papers so you can put them in a folder or file, for easy organizing. Photo and recording by Erik Pålsson.

A Husqvarna sewing mashine from around 1995. Recording: Helena Törnqvist Foto: Helena Törnqvist

The last soundscape is recorded outside the museum, a Monday afternoon. The strong wind makes the flag fly whilst people, bicycles and seagulls can be...

This is outside Museiparken (Park of Museums) in Stockholm, a place where three large and one small museum is placed right next to each other. The museums...

This recording was made on a Sunday in the Stairwell of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Wien.

This is a little device specially designed to remove staples from paper; if it is used correctly staples can be removed without damaging the paper. Photo...

This is the sound of a stapler that staples papers together. They come in many different shapes and sizes, and they all staple. There is even an automatic...

Stationary engines were mainly used for driving farm machinery. Like other forms of motive power (water, steam), stationary engines used in agriculture...

Stationary engines were mainly used for driving farm machinery. Like other forms of motive power (water, steam), stationary engines used in agriculture...

The LWL-Industriemuseum TextilWerk Bocholt is an industrial museum in the small town of Bocholt. Its thematic core is the local textile industry. The museum...