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Machines FX The package of titled "Machines" is a of diverse and atmospheric audio clips that capture the essence of

Machines Sound FX

The package of sounds titled "Machines" is a collection of diverse and atmospheric audio clips that capture the essence of various industrial and mechanical settings. From the bustling noise of a gasworks loading coke onto lorries to the calming chimes of a Christ's College clock striking nine o'clock, these sounds offer a rich auditory experience for listeners.

Listeners can immerse themselves in the familiar sounds of everyday life, such as the hum of a petrol station shop, the rhythmic typing on an electric typewriter, or the heavy gates of a goods lift closing and opening. Each sound provides a snapshot of a specific moment in time, whether it be the foghorn of Whitby Lighthouse signaling a stormy night or the arrival of a milk carrier at a dairy, unloading full bottles using fork lift trucks.

The package also includes more niche sounds, such as the sharpening of small spring wheel tools on an electric grinder or the operation of heavy-duty compressors at Fawley Oil Refinery. These sounds offer a glimpse into the inner workings of industries and processes that may be less familiar to the average listener.

The collection also features sounds that evoke a sense of nostalgia, such as the sound of a 16mm RCA cine projector with power rewind or the announcement of prize-winning tickets at a fairground. These sounds transport listeners to a different time and place, allowing them to reminisce and reflect on past experiences.

From the clanging of chains running to the soothing sound of a mantle clock striking four o'clock, each sound in this package has its own unique charm and character. Whether it is the automatic fish landing machinery at a fish market or the special welding techniques used in sheet metal engineering in 1969, each sound tells a story of its own.

Listeners can imagine themselves in various settings, from the bustling atmosphere of a glassworks furnace operating to the serene sound of a domestic mantle clock chiming in a cozy home. The package offers a diverse range of soundscapes that cater to different preferences and interests.

Whether it is the rhythmic sound of a treadle machine from 1890 or the familiar ding of a post office telephone bell, each sound in this package has been carefully curated to provide a dynamic and immersive listening experience. Listeners can play and download these sounds to enjoy them at their leisure, immersing themselves in the rich tapestry of industrial and mechanical sounds captured in this collection.

NSFW Audio: Use caution, some sounds may be offensive
A 1927 Kalee 7, start, run stop. (35mm) kalee, start, modern, cine, projector
A band saw operating with switch on and off. band, workshop, carpenters
A carrot and beetroot washing machine switched on, runs, switched off. carrot, beetroot, machine, farm, machinery
A circular saw operating. circular, saws
A coating machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper. machine, department, newspaper, newspapers, coating, national, daily
A crane moves in to position. (In a metal scrab yard) crane, position, scrab, yard, metal, scrap, yards
A deep freezer motor hum. freezer, motor, household, effects, refrigerator, lighting, hums, deep
A flat faced spokeshave on semi hard wood. flat, faced, spokeshave, semi, wood, workshop, carpenters, hard
A gas fire lit. (Ignites twice) fire, ignites, effects, appliances, household
A gas grill lit, burns. grill, household, effects, appliances
A hooter operating, yard shuts down and ends with sliding doors. hooter, yard, doors, timber
A large Circular saw cutting 12 foot planks. circular, planks, timber, yard, large
A large curtain on metal runners. curtain, runners, curtains, windows, large, metal
A large swing door. swing, door, doors, lift, gates, large
A large wooden door opened and closed with echo. door, echo, doors, large, heavy, wooden
A latched church door opened and closed. church, door, doors, large, heavy
A moulding machine Starts, works, slows down at 2m50s, switches off.(In an open air timber yard) machine, starts, timber, yard, open, moulding
A pit locomotive operating with constant run in a coal mine. operating, coal, mine, mining, locomotive, constant
A refrigerator door opened and closed. refrigerator, door, kitchen, appliance, doors
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off. refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A rip saw operating along grain of hard wood. grain, wood, workshop, carpenters, hard
A stable door closed. door, doors, large, heavy, stable
A wardrobe door opened and closed with squeak. wardrobe, door, squeak, doors, drawers
An electric food mixer, mixing dough, switch on, runs, switch off. food, mixer, dough, household, effects, electric
An over end plane operating with switch on and off. plane, workshop, carpenters, over
Arkwright's original spinning machine operating at speed. (Invented by Richard Arkwright, 1769.) spinning, machine, speed, richard, arkwright, textile, machinery, original
Arm pulley machine custom body. pulley, machine, custom, body, fitness, health, gyms
Atmosphere in PBX exchange. atmosphere, power, stations, atomic
Atmosphere outside drop forge shop. atmosphere, drop, forge, shop, industry, outside
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in Central Control with chatter & bells. power, station, atmosphere, central, control, chatter, bells, atomic
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in sea water pumping station. power, station, atmosphere, water, atomic
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere on control platform in turbine hall. power, station, atmosphere, platform, turbine, hall, atomic
Atomic Power Station, central control room, general atmosphere. power, station, control, room, atmosphere, atomic, central, general
Auto Plant Ambience with Hammering and Machinery
Automatic turnstile on one man bus, tone, 3d inserted, child through turnstile, repeated several times. (London Transport bus.) turnstile, tone, child, london, transport, ticket, machines, automatic
Baker baking. baking, cottage, industries, baker
Band saw. band, timber, wood, saws
Bell Punch ticket machine operated once. (London Transport.) bell, punch, ticket, machine, london, transport, machines
Bell Punch ticket machine operated several times. (London Transport.) bell, punch, ticket, machine, london, transport, machines
Belt sander. belt, sander, timber, wood, sanding, machines
Big Ben chiming & striking 12 o'clock. o'clock, london
Big Ben chiming quarter past the hour. quarter, hour, london, past
Big Ben chiming quarter to the hour. quarter, hour, london
Blowlamp turned off. blowlamp, household, blowlamps
Bottle top tester 1970 (7J, reprocessed) bottle, tester, comedy, machines
Bottle washing machine starts, operates and fades at end. bottle, machine, fades, dairies
Box purifier. 1971. gasworks, purifier
Break drilling. quarry, granite
Breaking large stones. stones, quarry, granite, large
Breaking small stones. stones, quarry, granite, small
Brickworks, 'Clayton Goodfellows' junior brick stamping machine operating. brickworks, clayton, goodfellows, brick, stamping, machine, junior
Burgett ABC receiver operating. (c.1850) burgett, receiver, post, office, telegraph, equipment, morse, code
Burglar alarm. alarm, dial, burglar
Button holing (Electric machine c.1968). button, electric, machine, textiles, sewing, machines, domestic
Cage opened and loaded, winding gear operated at slow speed (Blaenarvon, South Wales) cage, gear, speed, blaenarvon, south, wales, industry, coal, mining, slow
Car alarm. alarm, dial
Card reader, 1968. card, reader, office, printing, computers
Carving knife being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand turned stone wheel. knife, hand, turned, stone, wheel, sharpening, grinding, fashioned
Carving knife being sharpened on steel. knife, steel, sharpening, grinding
Carving knife being sharpened on step. knife, sharpening, grinding
Cash Register keyboard operated, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Type 21 Electric Itemizing Machine.) cash, register, keyboard, drawer, bell, times, type,
Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Class 3 Cash Register.) cash, register, keyboard, ticket, drawer, bell, t
Chains being shaken. chains, pulleys, winches
Chains running. chains, pulleys, winches
China Factory, plate making. china, factory, plate, industry
Chisel hammered and wood levered up. chisel, wood, building
Chopper being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand turned stone wheel. chopper, hand, turned, stone, wheel, sharpening, grinding, fashioned
Chopper being sharpened on step. chopper, sharpening, grinding
Christ's College clock striking eleven o'clock. christ, college, clock, o'clock, christ'aos, cambridge, christs
Christ's College clock striking nine o'clock. christ, college, clock, o'clock, christ'aos, cambridge, christs
Church Door: Exterior, open and close. church, door, exterior, doors, open
Church Door: Interior, open and close in large room. church, door, interior, room, doors, open, large
Church Door: Interior, unbolted, open and close with sc****. church, door, interior, sc****, doors
Clockwork airship inflator 1970 (7J, reprocessed) clockwork, airship, inflator, comedy, machines
Close perspective recording of girders being welded. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969) recording, girders, construction, london, bridge, building, perspective
Close up coal burning in grate. coal, mining
Coach Horn, sounded three times. coach, horn, times, horns
Coach Horn, sounded three times. coach, horn, times, horns
Coathanger bender 1970 (7J, reprocessed) coathanger, bender, comedy, machines
Coating interior of pipes. 1970. interior, pipes, gasworks, north
Cold chisel being sharpened on an electric grinder. (With switch on and off) chisel, grinder, grinding, sharpening, cold, electric
Combine Harverster: Starts and engine idles. harverster, starts, engine, idles, harvester, reaping, combine
Compressed air hand disc grinder. hand, disc, grinder, industry
Concrete vibrator machine operating. vibrator, machine, motorway, construction, concrete
Congregation restless in church Ilulissat congregation, church, ilulissat, greenland, churches
Construction Ambience with Machinery Rumbles
Construction site, clearing a building site using bulldozers and other machinery. construction, bulldozers, machinery, under, building, other
Continuation and end of milking operation with electric milking unit. continuation, operation, milking, unit, farm, machinery, electric
Continuous engine noise as mud is carried to barge on conveyor belt. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969) engine, noise, barge, conveyor, belt, construction, london, bridge, building, continuous
Continuous mowing with turns using roller type lawn mower. mowing, roller, type, lawn, mower, mowers, continuous
Conveyor belt being fed paper by tractor. conveyor, belt, paper, tractor, waste, disposal, belts
Cooke's portable 2 needle telegraph operating. (c.1838) cooke, telegraph, post, office, equipment, morse, code, portable
Cooper making a barrel. cooper, making, barrel, cottage, industries
Corliss steam engine, stopping. (Built in 1889, 91 h.p.) corliss, steam, engine, century, static, engines
Corn rolling starts and continues. corn, mill
Corn sucker feeding corn from silo to lorry. corn, feeding, silo, lorry, mills, grain, farms, suckers, sucker
Crane start, run, stop (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976). crane, start, quest, offshore, fortes, oilfield, petrol, cranes
Crane moving on caterpillar tracks. 1971. crane, tracks, gasworks, cranes, caterpillar
Crusher. crusher, quarry, granite
Crushing. quarry, granite
Crushing. quarry, granite
Curtains being pulled. Small rings on wire. curtains, rings, wire, windows, small
Cutting steel girder with oxy acetylene torch. steel, girder, acetylene, torch, industry
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner in use. (Distant recording) cylinder, type, vacuum, recording, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, distant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner stopping. cylinder, type, vacuum, stopping, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start, constant run on lino. cylinder, type, vacuum, lino, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, constant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start; constant run on carpet cylinder, type, vacuum, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, constant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on carpet cylinder, type, vacuum, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on lino. cylinder, type, vacuum, lino, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
D.C. rotary converter operating in short bursts. converter, bursts, sounds, electrical, rotary, short
D.C. rotary converter, constant run. converter, sounds, electrical, rotary, constant
Domestic Mantle Clock striking eleven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking five o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking four o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking half past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, hour, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, quarter, hour, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic, past
Domestic Mantle Clock striking seven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking six o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking three o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking twelve o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking two o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Door: Exterior, Latch, open and close. door, exterior, latch, church, doors, open
Drilling and milling machine operates. machine, industry
Drilling floor. 1970. floor, gasworks, north
Drilling. quarry, granite
Drilling. quarry, granite
Drum threshing machine in operation. Pitching side. Starts, runs, stops. drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Drum threshing machine in operation. Runs, stops, drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Drum threshing machine in operation. Starts, runs, stops, drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, bell, lift ascends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere. eiffel, tower, lifts, gates, bell, stage, announcement, atmosphere
Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, lift descends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere. eiffel, tower, lifts, gates, stage, announcement, atmosphere
Electric automatic washing machine. Preparing machine, general background. washing, machine, background, household, effects, electric, automatic, general
Electric automatic washing machine. Pumping out water after final wash washing, machine, water, wash, household, effects, electric, automatic, final
Electric automatic washing mashine. Agitator washing, mashine, agitator, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric automatic washing mashine. Filling with water washing, mashine, water, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric automatic washing mashine. Water boiling washing, mashine, water, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric drill 3 bursts. drill, bursts, industry, electric
Electric Drill, series of holes drilled in quick succession. drill, series, holes, succession, household, electric, quick
Electric drill, three bursts. drill, bursts, industry, drills, electric
Electric fan starts, runs and stops. machinery, blowers, extractors, fans, electric
Electric Fork Lift Truck operating. fork, lift, truck, cranes, electric
Electric grinder, long bursts on metal sheet. grinder, bursts, sheet, building, electric, long, metal
Electric impulse wrench on wheel nuts. impulse, wrench, wheel, nuts, petrol, cars, maintenance, electric
Electric jigsaw, plywood sheet. jigsaw, plywood, sheet, building, electric
Electric shaver switched on, runs & switched off. shaver, household, shavers, electric
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, fast typing. typewriter, close, perspective, typing, electric, fast
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, slow typing with 2 fingers. typewriter, close, perspective, typing, fingers, electric, finge, slow
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, switched on, runs, switched off. typewriter, close, perspective, live, acoustic, electric, switc
Electric Typewriter: Live Acoustic, medium typing. typewriter, live, acoustic, typing, electric, medium
Electrical engineering, arc squeaking and striking. engineering, sheet, metal, electrical
Electrical engineering, arc striking. engineering, sheet, metal, electrical
Electronic multiple motors. (Futuristic Spot Effect.) motors, spot, effect, generated, sounds, electronic, multiple, futuristic
Electronic punch, 1966. punch, office, printing, offices, punches, electronic
Emmanuel College clock striking eleven o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Emmanuel College clock striking four o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Emmanuel College clock striking seven o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Eumig 8mm cine projector. Start; run; stop eumig, cine, projector, home, movies
Exhauster. 1971. exhauster, gasworks
Factories: Arc welding factories
Factories: Atmosphere on machine shop floor factories, atmosphere, machine, shop, floor
Factories: Hum of machines and activity factories, activity
Factory Ambience with Machinery
Factory Hooter sounded. factory, hooter, hooters, sirens
Factory Hooter sounded. factory, hooter, hooters, sirens
Factory Machines: Trouser Manufacture, Reece button holer operating (c.1960) factory, machines, trouser, manufacture, reece, button, operating, operat, holer
Fairground machine "The Satellite" operates, screams with occasional indistinct public address. fairground, machine, satellite, screams, indistinct, address, fairgrounds, occasional, public
Fairgrounds: Air rifle range atmosphere fairgrounds, rifle, atmosphere
Fairgrounds: General fairground atmosphere fairgrounds, general, fairground, atmosphere
Fairgrounds: Ghost train ride fairgrounds, ghost
Fairgrounds: Ride on Cobra rollercoaster fairgrounds, ride, cobra
Fairgrounds: Roundabouts with fairground atmosphere fairgrounds, roundabouts, fairground, atmosphere
False starts of 4 stroke rotary lawn mower. starts, lawn, mower, gardening, mowing, false, rotary
Fast Typing: Mid Distant office acoustic, two manual typewriters. typing, distant, office, typewriters, mid distant, acoustic, fast, manual
Fawley Oil Refinery, heavy duty compressors. fawley, refinery, duty, compressors, heavy
Field Telephone bell ringing (incoming call). field, telephone, bell, telephones
File, wood. wood, building
Final coating. 1970. coating, gasworks, north, final
Fine grain gold taken out and rinsed. grain, gold, gems, fine
Fire engine passing fast with horn. fire, engine, horn, appliances
Fire Engine: Interior, start, run with bell, stop fire, engine, interior, bell, service
Fire extinguished by fire extinguisher. fire, extinguisher, electrical, reactions, chemical
Firefighting Pumps (1860 1890) Manual pump with water, operated by 6 men pumps, manual, water, firefighting
Fish Market: Automatic fish landing machinery fish, market, automatic, machinery, grimsby, markets
Flashpot deeper note (with reverb) flashpot, note, reverb, theatre, theatres, photographic, flashpots, deeper
Flour milling grinding. flour, cottage, industries
Foghorn: Compressed air siren with double horn, with light seawash and terns foghorn, compressed, siren, horn, seawash, terns, double, light
Foot lifted & lowered 3 times (hand operated sewing machine). foot, times, machine, household, sewing, machines, domestic
Forklift truck dropping large boxes of glass into containers. forklift, truck, boxes, glass, containers, waste, disposal, fork, lift, trucks, large
Fortune Telling Machine operating. fortune, telling, machine, slot, machines
Four wheel drive vibrating roller operating. wheel, roller, motorway, construction
Front Door, interior, Yale lock unlocked, door open & close. front, door, interior, yale, household, open
Garage Door: Interior, Up & Over type, opened and shut. . garage, door, interior, over, type, prison, doors
Garage Door: Up & Over type, open and close. (Stereo) garage, door, over, type, stereo, house, interior, doors, open
Gas fire lit (ignites twice). fire, ignites, household
Gas water heater turned on. water, heater, household
Gasworks, filling retort with coal from top hoppers. gasworks, retort, coal, hoppers
Gasworks, loading coke on to lorries. gasworks, coke, lorries
Gasworks, steam hammer operating. gasworks, steam, hammer
Gatling gun (simulated) theatre, theatres, special, effects
General activity at scene of the fire. activity, scene, fire, dial, general
General atmosphere in an office printing unit with equipment operating, 1968. atmosphere, office, unit, equipment, printing, offices, printers, general
General atmosphere in blower hall with gas circulating. atmosphere, blower, hall, power, stations, atomic, general
General atmosphere outside station. atmosphere, station, power, stations, atomic, general, outside
General atmosphere with excavators. atmosphere, excavators, quarry, granite, general
General factory atmosphere. factory, atmosphere, factories, nineteenth, century, general
General post room atmosphere. post, room, atmosphere, office, printing, offices, rooms, general
General workshop atmosphere. workshop, atmosphere, carpenters, general
Glassworks hand blown glass. glassworks, hand, glass, cottage, industries
Glassworks, furnace operating. glassworks, furnace, sheet, glass, bottles
Glassworks, polishing & grinding glassware. glassworks, glassware
Gordon Gotch collating machine, constant run. (Stacks printed sheets.) gordon, gotch, machine, stacks, sheets, office, printing, equipment, constant
Governor house (early morning) general atmosphere. 1971. governor, house, morning, atmosphere, gasworks, early, general
Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo heard from outside silo. grain, blowing, corn, funnel, silo, mills, farms, stackers, stacker, outside
Grain stacker blowing corn through funnel from trailer to silo. (Outside silo) grain, blowing, corn, funnel, silo, farm, machinery, stacker, outside
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking five o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking nine o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking one o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking six o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking ten o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, striking three o'clock. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, o'clock, domestic
Grandfather Clock with St Michael's chimes, winding by chain. grandfather, clock, michael, chimes, chain, domestic
Grill lit & burns. grill, household
Grinding sharpening tools. tools, cottage, industries, workshops, carpenters
Grinding dry glazing material with pestle & mortar. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.) glazing, pestle, mortar, studio, pottery, material
Grouting machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper. machine, department, newspaper, newspapers, national, daily
Hair dryer starts, runs & stops. hair, dryer, machinery, blowers, extractors, dryers
Hammering fence post into ground. (Exterior) fence, ground, exterior, hammering
Hammering fence posts into ground. (Exterior) fence, ground, exterior, hammering
Hammering gold leaf. gold, leaf, gems
Hammering iron fence into ground. (Exterior) iron, fence, ground, exterior, hammering
Hand loom with flying shuttles operating. (Old textile machinery.) hand, loom, shuttles, textile, machinery
Hand Operated Sewing Machine, several short runs. hand, operated, sewing, machine, runs, short
Hand pump. hand, household, pumps, water
Hand pump. hand, household, pumps, water
Hand pump. hand, household, pumps, water
Hand Saw, sawing a piece of plywood. hand, piece, plywood, household
Heavy door closed with echo. door, echo, doors, metal, heavy
Heavy door closed with squeak and echo. door, squeak, echo, doors, metal, heavy
Heavy Goods Lift, gates close, constant run, stops, gates open. goods, lift, gates, lifts, interior, heavy, constant, open
Heavy Goods Lift, lift stops, gates open. goods, lift, gates, lifts, interior, heavy, open
Heavy lorry (loaded) climbing hill. lorry, hill, quarry, granite, heavy
Heavy lorry climbing hill. lorry, hill, quarry, granite, heavy
Heavy sliding door opened and closed. sliding, door, doors, metal, heavy
High pressure grease gun. pressure, grease, petrol, cars, maintenance, high
Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, recorded two metres away) door, interior, hall, metres, doors, hollow, open, acoustic
Hollow Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, close perspective) door, interior, room, close, hollow, doors, open, acoustic, perspective
Home Textile Industry, lace making in progress using the bobbin method. home, textile, industry, lace, bobbin, method, industries
Hooter, machinery stops. hooter, machinery, textiles, factories
Hot Air Ballooning, fan filling balloon with air on ground, burners join in, fan stops. ballooning, balloon, ground, burners, adventure
Hot Air Ballooning, take off & constant run with burners, pilot light & some clinks of equipment. (Recorded from basket.) ballooning, burners, pilot, clinks, equipment, basket, adventure, constant,
Hot air fan starts & runs. machinery, blowers, extractors, fans
House Door: Front Door, Interior, open and close. (Distant perspective) house, door, front, interior, doors, open, distant, perspective
House Door: Interior, Cupboard, open and close. house, door, interior, cupboard, doors, open
House Door: Interior, Large Bolt, open and close. house, door, interior, large, bolt, doors, open
House Door: Interior, Wooden, Bolt, open and close. house, door, interior, wooden, bolt, doors, open
House to house milk delivery, early morning. house, milk, delivery, morning, dairies, early
Household: Bacon frying. household, bacon
Household: Brush and dustpan on hard floor. household, brush, dustpan, floor, hard
Household: Carpet Sweeper, non electric. household, carpet, sweeper
Household: Electric fridge motor. household, electric, fridge, motor
Household: Refrigerator hum. (Technical note: for use at low level) household, refrigerator, note, level, technical
Household: Saucepan boiling on gas. household, saucepan
Household: Shower, washing under it. household, shower
Household: Vacuum Cleaner, upright. household, vacuum, cleaner, upright
Household: Wash Basin, plug put in, tap turned on and off. household, wash, basin
Household: Washing Machine, automatic, starts, fills and washes. household, washing, machine, starts, machines, automatic
Household: Washing Machine, manual, starts, runs and stops. household, washing, machine, starts, machines, automatic, manual
Hughes printer, with piano type keyboard, operating. (c.1867 1939) hughes, printer, piano, type, keyboard, post, office, telegraph, equipment, morse, code
Incinerator. incinerator, waste, disposal
Ingersoil Rand air compressor, start and run. (1900) ingersoil, rand, compressor, static, diesel, engines, pumps, compressors
Ingersoll Rand air compressor slow down and stop. ingersoll, rand, compressor, slow, engines, compressors
Ingersoll Rand compressor (1896) belt drive, start and stop. ingersoll, rand, compressor, belt, engines, compressors
Inner and outer metal lift gates closed. (Reverberation) lift, gates, doors, outer, metal
Interior, general atmosphere on 2nd floor with mill operating. interior, atmosphere, floor, mill, mills, grain, windmills, general
Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with ginding. interior, atmosphere, floor, mills, grain, grinders, general
Interior, general atmosphere on top floor with mill operating. interior, atmosphere, floor, mill, mills, grain, windmills, general
Interior, on 1st floor mill grinds grain with tail stones, mill stops. interior, floor, mill, grinds, grain, tail, mills, grinders, stone, wheels
Interior, on 1st floor mill starts up, grinds grain with breast stones, mill stops. interior, floor, mill, grinds, grain, breast, mills, grinders, stone, wheels
Interior, wooden door closed with light echo. interior, door, echo, house, doors, wooden, light
Interpolator, 1966. interpolator, office, printing, offices
Junior type vacuum cleaner, start, constant run on carpet. type, vacuum, start, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, junior, cleaner, constant
Junior type vacuum cleaner, stopping on carpet. type, vacuum, stopping, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, junior, cleaner
Kar park Parking Meter, coin inserted. park, parking, meter, coin, turnstiles
Keying an Aldis lamp. aldis, lamp, morse, static, code, lamps
Knife being sharpened on step. knife, sharpening, grinding
Knife being sharpened on step. knife, sharpening, grinding
Lamp room atmosphere in a coal mine. lamp, room, atmosphere, coal, mine, mining
Large circular saw cutting 12ft planks. planks, timber, wood, saws, circular
Launderette Washing Machine door unwound & opened. launderette, washing, machine, door, unwound
Launderette, washing machine door closed & wound up, full machine cycle, half Crown in slot, spin (3m27s), wash resumes (4m05s), switch off (6m10s), door unwound & opened. launderette, machine, door
Laundromat Ambience
Laundromat Ambience
Lawn mower blades being sharpened. lawn, mower, blades, sharpening, grinding
Lid removed, stitching commences (Treadle machine c.1890). commences, treadle, machine, textiles, sewing, machines, domestic
Lift buzzers sounding. buzzers, goods, lifts, interior, heavy
Lift doors open, ventilator hum. doors, ventilator, lifts, open
Lift stops, gates open. gates, goods, lifts, interior, heavy, open
Lift, gates close, cage descends and gates open. gates, cage, coal, mining, open
Lift: Auto lift control, relays and dynamos in background. auto, relays, dynamos, background, lifts
Lift: Old Fashioned, Gates open & close, Descends, stops at 3 floors, gates open & close. fashioned, gates, descends, floors, lift, with, exterior, lifts, open
Lift: Old Fashioned, Gates open and close. fashioned, gates, lift, with, exterior, lifts, open
Lloyds of London, Lutine bell rung once (for a total wreck). lloyds, london, lutine, bell, wreck, total
Lloyds of London, Lutine bell, rung twice (for an overdue ship). lloyds, london, lutine, bell, ship, overdue
Loading Kiln. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.) kiln, studio, pottery
Loading stone on to a lorry. stone, lorry, quarry, granite
Long burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera. burst, shutter, clicks, motor, camera, cameras, photography, long
Loom starts, runs & stops. loom, textile, industry
Maintenance at pit top hammering steel, voices, distant perspective. maintenance, hammering, steel, voices, coal, mining, distant, perspective
Manual Typewriter: Close perspective, tabulating. typewriter, close, tabulating, live, acoustic, manual, perspective
Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, slow typing. typewriter, live, acoustic, typing, manual, slow
Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, tabulating. typewriter, live, acoustic, manual
Manual Typewriter: Rec. 4 metres away, medium speed typing. typewriter, metres, speed, close, perspective, manual, medium
Martinskirken bell (Copenhagen) call to mid morning service bell, copenhagen, call, service, time, clocks, bells
Mechanical digger (5C3) digger, crash, demolition, mechanical
Mechanical digger (four wheels) shutdown 1981 (6B1, reprocessed) digger, wheels, shutdown, exterior, effects, mechanical
Mechanical digger, digging soft ground. (Four wheeled vehicle, recorded close to bucket.) digger, ground, wheeled, vehicle, bucket, mechanical, four, wheels, soft
Metronome ticking at 100 beats per minute. metronome, beats, ticking
Milk carrier arrives at dairy, full bottles unloaded using fork lift trucks. milk, carrier, dairy, bottles, fork, trucks, dairies, full
Milk lorry arrives, churns loaded and unloaded. milk, lorry, churns, dairies
Milking equipment being cleaned. equipment, dairy, farming
Mine atmosphere underground some drips & loose stones falling. mine, atmosphere, drips, stones, coal, mining, underground, loose
Miners chatting in pit baths. miners, baths, coal, mining
Model Railways: Hornby O Gauge Clockwork train c.1935. Train running on track, with crash model, railways, hornby, gauge, clockwork, track, crash
Modern cell doors. Cell door closed. cell, doors, door, modern
Modern cell doors. Cell door in passage closed. cell, doors, door, passage, modern
Modern interior doors. Fairly heavy close. interior, doors, close, modern, heavy
Modern interior doors. Heavier close. interior, doors, close, modern, heavier
Modern interior doors. Open with slight squeak. interior, doors, squeak, modern, slight
Modern interior doors. Open with squeak. interior, doors, squeak, modern
Modern interior doors. Open. interior, doors, modern
Morning work begins with lorries in background band saw starts, general activity. lorries, background, band, activity, timber, wood, saws, general
Morse key, transmitting end. (c.1839) morse, post, office, telegraph, equipment, code
Moulding machine starts, works, slows down, switches off. Open air timber yard. machine, starts, timber, yard, wood, yards, open
Nail pulled. nail, building
National Daily Newspaper Block Department, grouting machine operating. daily, newspaper, block, department, machine, national
National Daily Newspaper Block Department, proving press operating. daily, newspaper, block, department, national
Oil Drilling, general atmosphere with 'sky cranes', helicopters, gulls, etc. drilling, atmosphere, helicopters, gulls, general
Oil Exploration, drilling lorries. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.) exploration, lorries, delta, region, patagonia
Oil Exploration, shot blast. (Recorded in the Delta Region of Patagonia.) exploration, blast, delta, region, patagonia
Oil spray. spray, petrol, cars, maintenance
Old fashioned mangle operated with washing in rollers. mangle, rollers, household, mangles, fashioned
Old gear driven electric pug mill engine constant run. gear, driven, mill, engine, engines, electric, constant
Old Mechanical Clock Ticking
Old village pump filling bucket with water. village, bucket, water
One adding machine, 1966. adding, machine, office, printing, offices, machines
One operating, constant run. (Refuse machinery suitable for general use) operating, machinery, static, engines, constant, runs, pumps, diesel, suitable, general
One typewriter being used. typewriter, offices
Opening & closing lift cage door. cage, door, coal, mining
Oven door. Opened and closed. oven, door, kitchen, appliance, doors
Oven door. Opened. oven, door, kitchen, appliance, doors
Over end plane. plane, timber, wood, planes, over
Oxy acetylene torch cutting sheet metal. acetylene, torch, sheet, industry, torches, metal
Oxy acetylene torch cutting steel girder. acetylene, torch, steel, girder, industry, torches
Oxypropane flame cutter, cuts and idles. oxypropane, flame, cutter, idles, industry
Paint sc****r being sharpened on step. sc****r, sharpening, grinding
Painting, brush. building
Papermaking, atmosphere in a shaft room. atmosphere, shaft, room, papermaking
Papermaking, changing a reel centre. reel, centre, papermaking
Papermaking, pulp grinding. pulp, papermaking
Period cell doors. Cell door closed with keys, bolts, etc. period, cell, doors, door, keys, bolts, modern
Period cell doors. Cell door opened with keys, etc. period, cell, doors, door, keys, modern
Petrol pump turned on, runs, turned off background traffic 1985 (4P1, reprocessed) petrol, background, traffic, exterior, effects
Petrol Stations: Air pressure pump in tyre being inflated petrol, stations, pressure, tyre
Petrol Stations: Petrol station shop, distant traffic and occasional voices, interior petrol, stations, station, shop, traffic, voices, interior, distant, occasional
Photo copier (Konica UB1X250Z) 4 originals copied photo, konica, originals, office, equipment, business, control, areas, offices, photocopiers, copier
Photo direct camera processor (photographic reproducer), 1968. photo, direct, camera, processor, reproducer, office, printing, offices, reproducers, photographic
Pile driver 3 ton drop hammer. driver, hammer, demolition
Pile driver (slow in river bed). driver, river, demolition, slow
Pin table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, no bell 1968 (173A,reprocessed) table, coin, slot, ball, times, bell, interiors, pubs, clubs, electronic, games, round
Pin table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, with bell 1968 (173A,reprocessed) table, coin, slot, ball, times, bell, interiors, pubs, clubs, electronic, games, round
Pin table, coin in slot, ball round 3 times, with bells, 'flippers' and buzzes 1968 (173A,reprocessed) table, coin, slot, ball, times, bells, flippers, buzzes, interiors, pubs, clubs, electronic,
Pintable jackpot 1968 (173A,reprocessed) jackpot, interiors, pubs, clubs, electronic, games, pintable
Planing machine. machine, timber, wood, planes
Plate cutting saw operating in block department at a national daily newspaper. plate, department, newspaper, newspapers, national, daily
Pneumatic coal drill operating in a coal mine. (Close perspective) coal, drill, mine, mining, pneumatic, perspective
Pneumatic drill used on tarmac. drill, tarmac, building, pneumatic
Polishing gem stones on lapidary's wheel. lapidary, wheel, gold, gems
Portable 5 inch cutting against grain. inch, grain, timber, wood, saws, circular, against
Portable 5 inch cutting with the grain. inch, grain, timber, wood, saws, circular
Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, distant, medium typing. typewriter, live, acoustic, typing, distant, portable, medium
Post Office Telephone, automatic ringing, bell B. (Distant) office, telephone, ringing, bell, distant, telephones, automatic
Potter making clay pots. potter, making, clay, pots, cottage, industries
Pottery Factory: Dipping in glaze, flatware machine in background pottery, factory, dipping, glaze, flatware, machine, background
Powder etching machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper (use at low level). powder, machine, department, newspaper, level, newspapers, national, daily
Power Station, atmosphere at well of main building. (Conventional power station.) power, station, atmosphere, well, building, conventional, type, main
Power Station, atmosphere on ground floor of power station. (Conventional power station.) power, station, atmosphere, ground, floor, conventional, type
Pre war Weighing Machine operating, issues printed ticket. weighing, machine, ticket, slot, machines
Preparations and start of milking operation with electric milking unit. preparations, operation, milking, unit, farm, machinery, electric
Primary screen grader. screen, grader, quarry, granite, primary
Prison Door: Power Driven Gate. prison, door, power, driven, gate, doors
Prize winning tickets announced by woman over public address system. (Fairground atmosphere in distance.) tickets, woman, address, system, fairground, atmosphere, distance, fairgrounds, over, public
Proving press operating in block department at a national daily newspaper. department, newspaper, newspapers, national, daily
Provisions Warehouse, atmosphere with fork lift truck operating during busy period. provisions, warehouse, atmosphere, fork, truck, period, warehouses, busy
Pulp breaker; switch on and run, 1970. pulp, switch, papermaking, breaker
Pulverizer. pulverizer, quarry, granite
Pumping a blowlamp. blowlamp, household, effects
Quarrying, rock crusher, lorry unloads & crusher operates. rock, crusher, lorry, unloads
Quarrying, three siren blasts. (Short World War II siren.) siren, blasts, world, short
Refuse transfer station refuse falling inside empty container & being compacted in normal cycle station, refuse, container, cycle, waste, disposal, cranes, inside, empty, normal
Rip saw, carpenters' workshop. carpenters, workshop, timber, wood, saws
Road repairs tar laying machine, grit laid, diesel rollers prepare surface, occas.distant speech (4C1, reprocessed) road, machine, grit, diesel, rollers, surface, speech, suburbia, skylines
Roller type Lawn Mower, medium pushes. roller, type, lawn, mower, pushes, motor, rotary, medium
Roller type Lawn Mower, slow pushes. roller, type, lawn, mower, pushes, motor, rotary, slow
Roneo duplicator several short runs & stops, 1968. roneo, duplicator, runs, office, printing, offices, duplicators, short
Roneo duplicator, start, long run and stop. roneo, duplicator, office, printing, equipment
Rotoprint machine, 1966. rotoprint, machine, office, printing, offices, printers
Router switch on and off. router, switch, timber, wood, routers
Rowing machine (G4RO) machine, fitness, health, gyms
Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines start and run. ruston, hornsey, pumping, pumps, diesel
Sanding, edge of plywood. edge, plywood, building
Sausage counter 1970 (7J, reprocessed) sausage, counter, comedy, machines
Sawing diamond. diamond, gold, gems
Scrap yard light metals being picked up by grab and crushed by shear. scrap, yard, metals, shear, waste, disposal, light
Scrap yard lorry being loaded with metal by grab whilst acetylene torch is used to cut that metal. scrap, yard, lorry, whilst, acetylene, torch, metal, waste, disposal, torches
Seamstress sewing on treadle machine. seamstress, sewing, treadle, machine, cottage, industries, machines, domestic
Selector Dial operated, drink or food machines. selector, dial, food, slot, machines, beverages, background
Self Adding Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated twice.) (Monroe Sweda Cash Register.) self, adding, cash, register, keyboard, tick
Setrite Push Button Ticket Machine, 1/6d. inserted. push, button, ticket, machine, setrite
Setrite Push Button Ticket Machine, 6d. inserted. push, button, ticket, machine, setrite
Setting large saw grinding, sharpening
Seven machines being used in an office, no speech. machines, office, speech, equipment
Several operating, continuous run. (Sewage machinery suitable for general use) sewage, machinery, static, engines, continuous, suitable, general
Sharpening scythe. scythe, sharpening, grinding
Sharpening sickle. sickle, sharpening, grinding
Shooting Cats Machine operating. cats, machine, slot, machines
Short burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera. burst, shutter, clicks, motor, camera, cameras, photography, short
Shot blast (Patagonia, Delta region 1970). blast, patagonia, delta, region, petrol, explosions
Shot blasting. quarry, granite
Shunting empty trucks. 1971. trucks, gasworks, empty
Sickle with Fagin hook being used. sickle, fagin, hook, gardening
Signals for coal haulage conveyor belt. signals, coal, haulage, conveyor, belt, mining
Single Cylinder Engine, slow down to stop. (1932, 50 h.p.) cylinder, engine, engines, machinery, diesel, single
Single cylinder horizontal uniform flow (1925, 583WHP, 130rpm) start and run. cylinder, uniform, start, engines, steam, single, horizontal
Single Cylinder Water Pumping Engine operating. cylinder, water, pumping, engine, engines, diesel, pumps, single
Single pneumatic drill with starts and stops. drill, demolition, drills, pneumatic, single
Single shot and rock fall. rock, quarry, granite
Single shutter click with wind on of 6 by 6 cm SLR Hasselblad camera. shutter, click, hasselblad, camera, cameras, photography, single
Sliding door, medium, with mechanism hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.) door, mechanism, spot, effect, generated, sounds, medium, futuristic
Sliding door, slow, no hum. (Futuristic Spot Effect.) door, spot, effect, generated, sounds, slow, futuristic
Sliding wooden barn door. Closed indoor. barn, door, doors, wooden
Sliding wooden barn door. Closed indoor. barn, door, doors, wooden
Sliding wooden barn door. Closed outdoor. barn, door, doors, wooden
Small nails dropped on bench. nails, bench, building, small
Small saw being set by hand using a file. hand, file, sharpening, grinding
Small spring steel tools heated in blow torch flame, then quenched. spring, steel, tools, torch, flame, sharpening, grinding, small
Small spring wheel tools being sharpened on electric grinder. (With switch on and off) spring, wheel, tools, grinder, grinding, sharpening, small, electric
Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Hall acoustic, recorded two metres away) panel, door, interior, hall, metres, doors, solid, open, acoustic
Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, close perspective) panel, door, interior, room, close, hollow, doors, solid, open, acoustic, perspective
Solid Panel Door: Interior, open and close. (Room acoustic, recorded 4 metres away) panel, door, interior, room, metres, doors, solid, open, acoustic
Sound of chiselling wood. sound, wood, carpentry
Sound of hangar doors being closed with warning hooter. sound, hangar, doors, hooter, large, heavy
Sound of hanger doors being closed. sound, hanger, doors, large, heavy
Sound of platelayers' trolley approaching. sound, platelayers, trolley, approaching, trains, goods, yards
Sound of platelayers' trolley constant run. sound, platelayers, trolley, trains, goods, yards, constant
Sounder used with morse key, receiving end. (c.1839) sounder, morse, post, office, telegraph, equipment, code
Soup & Sandwiches Machine operating. soup, sandwiches, machine, slot, machines, food, beverages, background
Spanner removed from toolbox. spanner, toolbox, building
Special welding, sheet metal engineering 1969. welding, sheet, engineering, industry, special, metal
Spin dryer starts, runs & stops. dryer, machinery, blowers, extractors, household, washing
Stainless Steel Making, hot stainless plate mill. steel, making, plate, mill, industry
Stainless Steel Making, slab grinding machine. steel, making, slab, machine, industry
Start up, tickover of 4 stroke rotary lawn mower. tickover, lawn, mower, gardening, mowing, rotary
Steam pumping machine, slow run, slow down and stop with final puffs. steam, machine, puffs, pumps, slow, final
Steam pumping machine, start and run occaisional voices. steam, machine, voices, pumps, occaisional
Steam Roller: Long and short whistle. Exterior steam, roller, long, whistle, exterior, traction, engine, single, cylinder, short
Steam Roller: Run up of flywheel. Exterior steam, roller, flywheel, exterior, traction, engine, single, cylinder
Step machine 1 (Life step 7500) machine, life, fitness, health, gyms
Stitching closer to needle (Treadle machine c.1890). closer, needle, treadle, machine, textiles, sewing, machines, domestic
Stone grader. stone, grader, quarry, granite
Stropping a razor. razor, sharpening, grinding
Surface grinder. surface, grinder, industry
Tack nail hammered. tack, nail, building
Taking out machine & setting up (hand operated sewing machine). machine, household, sewing, machines, domestic
Tangye single cylinder engine (1860). tangye, cylinder, engine, engines, nineteenth, century, single
Tenon saw. tenon, timber, wood, saws
Three fire engines depart (With 2 tone horns.) fire, with, horns, engines
Three machines being used in an office, no speech. machines, office, speech, equipment
Three single shutter clicks of 35 mm SLR camera. shutter, clicks, camera, cameras, photography, single
Throwing pots on to Kick Wheel. (Recorded at a Studio Pottery.) pots, kick, wheel, studio, pottery
Tipping coal from hopper in a coal mine. coal, hopper, mine, mining
Tipping rock in a granite quarry. rock, granite, quarry
Tool box opened. tool, building
Tools removed from box and put on bench. tools, bench, building
Torque hammer operating, some speech. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969) hammer, speech, construction, london, bridge, building, torque
Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Erratic run, exterior traction, engines, single, cylinder, erratic, exterior, engine
Traction Engines (Single cylinder): Start, running, shudder to a stop. Interior. Whistle at 30", gear change at 1' traction, engines, single, cylinder, start, shudder, interior, gear, engine
Tractor with Hedgecutter, exterior, hedge being cut. (Very close perspective of hedge being cut near microphonr, with some image shift.) tractor, hedgecutter, exterior, hedge, microphonr, image, shi
Tractor: Approach, stop, engine switched off. tractor, approach, engine, tractors
Tractor: Driving on smooth ground. tractor, driving, ground, tractors, smooth
Trap closed up. theatre, theatres, stage, mechanisms
Trap door opened (for an object) door, object, theatre, theatres, stage, mechanisms
Treadle Sewing Machine, lid removed, stitching commences. (Machine c. 1890.) treadle, sewing, machine, commences, domestic, machines
Tree falling tree, band
Tree felling axe being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand turned stone wheel. tree, hand, turned, stone, wheel, sharpening, grinding, fashioned
Tree felling axe being sharpened on step. tree, sharpening, grinding
Triple expansion marine type steam engine (1911) constant run with slow down and speed up. triple, expansion, marine, type, steam, engine, speed, engines, constant
Tubs crashing together in a coal mine with occasional pit cage bells. tubs, coal, mine, cage, bells, mining, occasional
Turnstile operating. turnstile, turnstiles
Twist drill being sharpened on an electric grinder. (With switch on and off) drill, grinder, grinding, sharpening, electric
Two key punches, 1966. punches, office, printing, offices
Two stroke petrol engine driving small elevator, start, run, stop. stroke, petrol, engine, elevator, diesel, engines, small
Vacuum cleaner (cylinder type) start, constant run on carpet, stop. vacuum, cylinder, type, start, carpet, household, cleaners, cleaner, constant
Vacuum cleaner. vacuum, household, cleaner
Venetian blind (metal) opened & closed twice. venetian, blinds, blind, metal
Venner Parking Meter, four coins inserted. (Meter c. 1961.) venner, parking, meter, coins, turnstiles
Washing Machine: Hotpoint Twintub, Domestic, worn out model c. 1966, loading spin dryer, start, run, stop. machine, hotpoint, twintub, domestic, worn, model, loading, dryer, washing
Water Mill, exterior, water wheel turning. water, mill, exterior, wheel, industry
Water Mill, water driver hoist (chain noises, bangs & creaks). water, mill, driver, chain, noises, creaks, hoist
Wheatstone transmitter operating. (c.1870) wheatstone, transmitter, post, office, telegraph, equipment, morse, code
Wheel lowered into water, gathers speed, lifted from water and stops. wheel, water, speed, mill
Wheel tapping in progress, testing wheels for defects with brakes off. wheel, wheels, trains, steam
Wheel tapping in progress, testing wheels for defects with brakes on. wheel, wheels, trains, steam
Whitby Lighthouse's Foghorn sounding. (Elliptical horn, c.1950s.) (Close perspective.) whitby, lighthouse, foghorn, horn, close, weather, storms, elliptical, perspective
Wide perspective recording of construction work on motorway. recording, construction, motorway, wide, perspective
Winch operated quickly with start & stop. winch, pulleys, winches, chains
Winding up yarn after spinning. (Old textile machinery.) yarn, textile, machinery
Winnowing machine. Start, corn fed in, corn seperated from chaff; machine switched off. (Sieve End) machine, corn, chaff, sieve, farm, machinery
Wood chisel being sharpened on oil stone. wood, chisel, stone, sharpening, grinding
Wood lathes turning soft wood, 2,250 rpm. wood, lathes, workshop, carpenters, soft
Wood turning on lathe, being polished & worked with sandpaper. wood, lathe, sandpaper, cottage, industries, workshops, carpenters
Wooden door opened and closed with echo. door, echo, doors, large, heavy, wooden
Woodturning pole lathe. pole, lathe, cottage, industries, workshops, carpenters
Workers clocking on or off work at factory, general atmosphere with indistinct speech with footsteps & sound of clocking machine bell. workers, factory, atmosphere, indistinct, speech, footsteps, so
Workers clocking on or off work at factory, general atmosphere with indistinct speech with footsteps. workers, factory, atmosphere, indistinct, speech, footsteps, industry, clocking, machines, gener
Xerox photocopying machine, constant run. xerox, machine, office, printing, equipment, constant
2d. in slot Race Game. slot, race, game, machines
3 14" diesel sewage pumps, start and stop. diesel, sewage, pumps
3 Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 pumping engines start and run. ruston, hornsey, pumping, pumps, diesel
3d piece issued as change on one man bus. (London Transport bus.) piece, london, transport, ticket, machines
4 6 2 Pacific model locomotive only, run round track pacific, model, track, bits, pieces, trains, locomotive, round
4 Stroke Rotary Lawn Mower, false starts. rotary, lawn, mower, starts, gardening, false
14 inch saw in timber yard. inch, timber, yard, wood, saws, circular
16mm RCA cine projector. Power rewind. cine, projector, power