| Library | Waveform | Filename | add | Description | info | Channels | Duration | ShortID | Category | Subcategory | |
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SawsHand.BBC.ECD43.wav | Machine, Saw: Hand: Hand Saw Through Sheet Of Plywood, Saw Jams On Some Strokes. | i |
2.0 | 0:29 | Machine |
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SewingMachine.BBC.ECD130h.wav | Machine, Sewing Machine: Taking Out Machine And Setting Up. | i |
2.0 | 0:26 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
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Teleprinters.BBC.ECD4.wav | Machine, Teleprinters: Teleprinter Room Atmosphere, With Telex Machines, Tearing Of Paper, Distant Typewriters And Telephones. (Recorded At The Times.) | i |
2.0 | 2:03 | Machine | Teleprinter | ||
| 4 |
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IndustryLathes.BBC.ECD158c.wav | Machine, Lathe: Grinding Tool. | i |
2.0 | 2:10 | Machine | Lathe | ||
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Planes.BBC.EC152Ed.wav | Machine, Plane: Jack Plane Boring Hole In 3"" Soft Wood With 1"" Twist Bit In Ratchet Brace. | i |
2.0 | 0:48 | Machine | Plane | ||
| 6 |
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PumpsDiesel.BBC.ECD156f.wav | Machine, Pump: 3 Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 Pumping Engines - Start And Run. | i |
2.0 | 2:10 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 7 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T4h.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Electric Typewriter: Long And Short Underlining. | i |
2.0 | 0:15 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 8 |
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TrimmerDiesel.BBC.EC117Ea.wav | Machine, Pump: Worthington Simpson Pumping Engine, Constant Run. (1929) | i |
2.0 | 3:13 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 9 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T6g.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Portable Typewriter: Live Acoustic, Distant, Loading And Unloading. | i |
2.0 | 0:10 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 10 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.ECD133g.wav | Bell Punch Operated Several Times. | i |
2.0 | 0:13 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 11 |
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HouseholdRazors.BBC.EC110Kb.wav | An Electric Shaver Switched Off. | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Machine | Razor | ||
| 12 |
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VacuumCleaners.BBC.EC4H1.wav | Household: Vacuum Cleaner, Upright. | i |
2.0 | 1:37 | Machine | Vacuum Cleaner | ||
| 13 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.ECD133c.wav | 3d Piece Issued As Change, One-man Operated Red Central Buses. | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 14 |
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GeigerCounter.BBC.EC45Gf.wav | Geiger Counter Operating With Blips, Constant Rate. | i |
2.0 | 0:54 | Machine | Geiger Counter | ||
| 15 |
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Lifts.BBC.EC1008Af.wav | Lift, Doors Close, Lift In Motion, Doors Open. | i |
2.0 | 0:38 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 16 | 
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Electri_BBC-Historical_C 1.wav | Electric Food Mixer - Switched On, Runs, Switched Off (from 78 Disc) | i |
2.0 | 1:14 | Machine | Food Mixer | ||
| 17 |
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OfficeReproducer.BBC.ECD143.wav | Machine, Reproducers: Reproducer, 1966. | i |
2.0 | 2:49 | Machine | Reproducers | ||
| 18 |
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PumpsSteam.BBC.ECD156d.wav | Machine, Pump: Steam Pumping Machine, Slow Run, Slow Down And Stop With Final Puffs. | i |
2.0 | 1:16 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 19 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T5b.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Portable Typewriter: Close Perspective, Medium Typing. | i |
2.0 | 2:29 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 20 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.EC35Za.wav | Automatic Turnstile On One-man Bus, Tone, 3d Inserted, Child Through Turnstile. (London Transport Bus.) | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 21 |
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RexStenci_BBC-Historical_39.wav | Rex Stencil Duplicator Run By Hand. (1960 Onward.) | i |
2.0 | 0:54 | Machine | Machine | ||
| 22 |
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VacuumCleaner.BBC.EC110Af.wav | Cylinder Type Vacuum Cleaner Stopping. | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Machine | Vacuum Cleaner | ||
| 23 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.EC58Ed.wav | Treadle Sewing Machine, Stitching Two Ten Inch Seams With Turns. (Machine C. 1920.) | i |
2.0 | 1:59 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 24 |
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WashingMachine.BBC.EC4H4c.wav | Hotpoint Twintub, Domestic, Worn Out Model C. 1966, Draining, Rinsing, Closing Door. | i |
2.0 | 4:11 | Machine | Washing Machine | ||
| 25 |
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CineProjectors.BBC.EC106Cc.wav | Euming 8mm Cine Projector. Start; Run In Reverse; Stop | i |
2.0 | 1:40 | Machine | Cine Projectors | ||
| 26 |
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Lifts.BBC.EC1008Ac.wav | Lift In Block Of Flats, Doors Close, Stops At Every Floor, Doors Open. (Automatic Lift.) | i |
2.0 | 1:21 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 27 |
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FoodMixers.BBC.EC110Fd.wav | An Electric Food Mixer, Mixing Dough, Switch On, Runs, Switch Off. | i |
2.0 | 2:02 | Machine | Food Mixer | ||
| 28 |
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OfficesPunches.BBC.EC8Ca.wav | Machine, Punches: One Auto-key Punch Operating, Occasional Pause. | i |
2.0 | 2:40 | Machine | Punche | ||
| 29 |
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SawsCross-cut.BBC.EC152A.wav | Machine, Saw: Cross-cut: A Cross-cut Saw Operating With Switch On And Off. | i |
2.0 | 1:37 | Machine | Saw Cross Cut | ||
| 30 |
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FishChipsRest.BBC.ECD130b.wav | Machine, Sewing Machine: Stitching 3 Short Seams, Cutting Cotton, Scissors Being Put Down (Treadle Machine C.1920). | i |
2.0 | 0:46 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 31 |
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OfficeTeleprinter.BBC.EC8Ka.wav | Machine, Teleprinters: One Teleprinter Sending A Message. | i |
2.0 | 3:10 | Machine | Teleprinter | ||
| 32 |
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GeigerCounters.BBC.ECD154b.wav | Machine, Geiger Counter: Amplifier Noise. | i |
2.0 | 1:22 | Machine | Geiger Counter | ||
| 33 |
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Planes.BBC.EC152H.wav | Machine, Plane: A Planing Machine, Starts, Works, Slows Down At 2"45"", Switches Off. (In An Open Air Timber Yard) | i |
2.0 | 3:17 | Machine | Plane | ||
| 34 |
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Pulleys.BBC.ECD98b.wav | Machine, Pulley: Rope Pulley Operated, Start, Stop (89E) | i |
2.0 | 0:22 | Machine | Pulley | ||
| 35 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T2i.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, Switched On, Runs, Switched Off. | i |
2.0 | 0:23 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 36 |
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FoodMixers.BBC.EC110Q.wav | A Hand Operated Food Mixer. | i |
2.0 | 1:34 | Machine | Food Mixer | ||
| 37 |
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EnginesDieselGas.BBC.EC4E2.wav | Machine, Diesel: Large Gas/diesel Generators, Constant Run. (Sewage Machinery Suitable For General Use) | i |
2.0 | 3:04 | Machine | Diesel | ||
| 38 |
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SawsCircular.BBC.ECD165c.wav | Machine, Saw: Circular: Portable 5 Inch Cutting Against Grain. | i |
2.0 | 1:35 | Machine | Saw Circular | ||
| 39 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.ECD130g.wav | Machine, Sewing Machine: Putting Machine Away. | i |
2.0 | 0:31 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 40 |
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EnginesSteam.BBC.EC117Fa.wav | Machine, Steam: Triple-expansion, Start By Donkey Engine. (Marine-type Steam Engine, 1911) | i |
2.0 | 6:36 | Machine | Steam Machine | ||
| 41 |
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OfficeFaxMachine.BBC.ECD64c.wav | Machine, Fax Machines: Fax Machine (Pitney Bowes 8000) - Dial Out, Line Engaged | i |
2.0 | 0:56 | Machine | Fax Machine | ||
| 42 |
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OfficePhotocopier.BBC.EC8E.wav | Machine, Photocopiers: Xerox Photocopying Machine, Constant Run. | i |
2.0 | 2:00 | Machine | Photocopier | ||
| 43 |
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Pulleys.BBC.EC89Eg.wav | Machine, Pulley: Heavy Winch Operated Quickly With Start And Stop. | i |
2.0 | 0:13 | Machine | Pulley | ||
| 44 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T1a.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, Fast Typing. | i |
2.0 | 2:32 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 45 |
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TrimmerEngine.BBC.EC117Aa.wav | Machine, Pump: Single 14 Inch Diesel Pump Operating With Start And Stop. (Sewage Pump) | i |
2.0 | 2:16 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 46 |
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OfficesTypewriters.BBC.EC8H.wav | Machine, Typewriter: One Typewriter Being Used. | i |
2.0 | 3:05 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 47 |
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BusAuto-SlotMach.BBC.EC35Zb.wav | Auto-Slot Mk 2 Ticket Machine, Adult Fare Of 6d Inserted Several Times. (London Transport Green Country Bus.) | i |
2.0 | 0:49 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 48 |
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LargeColl_BBC-Historical_42.wav | Large Collator Copier, Start, Run And Stop. (1975 Onward.) | i |
2.0 | 2:16 | Machine | Machine | ||
| 49 |
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TicketMachineUlt.BBC.EC35Yc.wav | Ultimate Ticket Machine Issuing Two Tickets. (London Transport.) | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 50 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.EC58Ef.wav | Treadle Sewing Machine, Lid Removed, Stitching Commences. (Machine C. 1890.) | i |
2.0 | 2:28 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 51 |
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WashingMachine.BBC.EC4H2e.wav | Household: Spin Dryer, Manual, Starts, Runs And Stops. | i |
2.0 | 3:55 | Machine | Washing Machine | ||
| 52 |
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CineProjectors.BBC.EC6C1d.wav | An 8 Mm Projector Running At 24 F.p.s. | i |
1.0 | 1:55 | Machine | Cine Projectors | ||
| 53 |
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LiftsDoors.BBC.EC189Bc.wav | Lift Doors Open, Ventilator Hum. | i |
2.0 | 0:09 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 54 |
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EnginesPetrol.BBC.ECD156c.wav | Machine, Petrol: 2-stroke Petrol Engine Driving Small Elavator - Starts, Runs, Stops. | i |
2.0 | 2:53 | Machine | Petrol | ||
| 55 |
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OfficesPrinting.BBC.EC8D.wav | Machine, Printer: Rotoprint Machine, Constant Run. | i |
2.0 | 5:58 | Machine | Printer | ||
| 56 |
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EnginesTraction.BBC.EC6T2b.wav | Machine, Traction: Traction Engines (Single Cylinder): Start, Running, Shudder To A Stop. Interior. Whistle At 30"", Gear Change At 1" | i |
2.0 | 3:25 | Machine | Traction | ||
| 57 |
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TrimmerDiesel.BBC.EC117Eb.wav | Machine, Pump: Ruston Hornsey YEX 6 Pumping Engine, Start And Run. | i |
2.0 | 2:00 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 58 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T4c.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Manual Typewriter: Live Acoustic, Slow Typing. | i |
2.0 | 2:31 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 59 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.ECD133d.wav | 6d Piece Issued As Change, One-man Operated Red Central Buses. | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 60 |
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Doublewid_BBC-Historical_49.wav | Doublewidth Press, Start, Run And Stop. | i |
2.0 | 4:06 | Machine | Press | ||
| 61 |
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TicketMachineUlt.BBC.EC35Yb.wav | Ultimate Ticket Machine Issuing A Ticket. (London Transport.) | i |
2.0 | 0:04 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 62 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.ECD150f.wav | Several Fairly Long Runs (hand-operated Sewing Machine). | i |
2.0 | 5:48 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 63 |
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WashingMachine.BBC.EC110Cd.wav | Electric Automatic Washing Machine. Sizzle Of Soapsuds | i |
2.0 | 2:00 | Machine | Washing Machine | ||
| 64 |
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CineProjectors.BBC.EC106Bb.wav | 16mm RCA Cine Projector. Start, Run, Stop. | i |
2.0 | 5:48 | Machine | Cine Projectors | ||
| 65 |
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Lifts.BBC.EC189Ba.wav | Lift Doors Close, Lift Runs. | i |
2.0 | 0:41 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 66 |
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LiftsGates.BBC.EC2E1d.wav | Lift: Old-Fashioned, Interior, Starts, Passes Several Floors, Stops, Gates Open. | i |
2.0 | 0:25 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 67 |
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Engines.BBC.ECD156d.wav | Machine, Compressor: Ingersoll Rand Air Compressor - Slow Down And Stop. | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Machine | Compressor | ||
| 68 |
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SawsCircular.BBC.EC152Jc.wav | Machine, Saw: Circular: A Portable 5-inch Circular Saw Cutting Against The Grain. | i |
2.0 | 1:32 | Machine | Saw Circular | ||
| 69 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.ECD130f.wav | Machine, Sewing Machine: Button Holing (Electric Machine C.1968). | i |
2.0 | 0:34 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 70 |
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EnginesSteam.BBC.ECD42b.wav | Machine, Steam: Traction Engines Blowing Hooters. | i |
2.0 | 0:41 | Machine | Steam Machine | ||
| 71 |
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EnginesElectric.BBC.ECD156.wav | Machine, Electric: Old Gear-driven Electric Pug Mill Engine - Constant Run. | i |
2.0 | 2:25 | Machine | Electric | ||
| 72 |
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BeerEngine.BBC.ECD39a.wav | Public House, Pint Of Beer Pulled. | i |
2.0 | 0:18 | Machine | Beer Engine | ||
| 73 |
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LiftsGates.BBC.EC189Ai.wav | Heavy Goods Lift, Lift Stops, Gates Open. | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 74 |
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LiftsGates.BBC.EC2E1b.wav | Lift: Old-Fashioned, Gates Open And Close, Ascends, Stops At 2 Floors, Gates Open And Close Each Time. | i |
2.0 | 1:41 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 75 |
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AirConditioning.BBC.EC2N1.wav | Machine, Air Conditioning: Atmosphere: Room With Computer Disc Drives And Heavy Air Conditioning, Steady Equipment Sound And Quiet Intermittent Beeps | i |
2.0 | 6:33 | Machine | Air Conditioning | ||
| 76 |
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SawsChain.BBC.EC131L.wav | Machine, Saw: Chain: A 160 Foot Elm Felled By Chain Saw Driven By A 2-stroke Motor, Wedges Hammered In At 4", Tree Falls. | i |
2.0 | 6:28 | Machine | Saw Chain | ||
| 77 |
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SawsTenon.BBC.EC152C.wav | Machine, Saw: Tenon: A Tenon Saw Operating. | i |
2.0 | 0:59 | Machine | Saw Tenon | ||
| 78 |
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EnginesSteam.BBC.ECD42g.wav | Machine, Steam: Static Steam Engine, Run Venting Single Cylinder To Clear Water. | i |
2.0 | 1:14 | Machine | Steam Machine | ||
| 79 |
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Lathes.BBC.EC152Da.wav | Machine, Lathe: Wood Lathes Turning Hard Wood, 1, 330 Rpm. | i |
2.0 | 3:23 | Machine | Lathe | ||
| 80 |
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OfficesPrinting.BBC.EC8Eb.wav | Machine, Printer: Multilith 1250 Printing Machine, Constant Run. | i |
2.0 | 1:46 | Machine | Printer | ||
| 81 |
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TrimmerEngine.BBC.EC117Ae.wav | Machine, Pump: Ingersoil Rand Compressor Pump Operating With Start And Stop. (Sewage Pump, 1896, With Belt-drive) | i |
2.0 | 2:20 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 82 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T3c.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Manual Typewriter: Close Perspective, Slow Typing With 2 Fingers. | i |
2.0 | 2:31 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 83 |
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AmstradDo_BBC-Historical_33.wav | Amstrad Dot-Matrix Printer Printing. | i |
2.0 | 1:40 | Machine | Printer Dot Matrix | ||
| 84 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.ECD133h.wav | Setting A Gibson Ticket Machine. | i |
2.0 | 0:19 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 85 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.EC58Ff.wav | Hand-Operated Sewing Machine, Several Fairly Long Runs. | i |
2.0 | 6:04 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 86 |
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WashingMachine.BBC.EC110De.wav | Electric Automatic Washing Machine. Cleaning And Replacing Parts Of Machine | i |
2.0 | 2:03 | Machine | Washing Machine | ||
| 87 |
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SawsJigsaws.BBC.ECD43a.wav | Machine, Saw: Jigsaws: Electric Jigsaw, Small Piece Of Wood. | i |
2.0 | 0:25 | Machine | Saw Jigsaw | ||
| 88 |
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EnginesSteam.BBC.EC4E3b.wav | Machine, Steam: Gear Wheels Running, Driven By Steam Engine. (No Engine Noise) | i |
2.0 | 3:05 | Machine | Steam Machine | ||
| 89 |
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EnginesTraction.BBC.EC6T1b.wav | Machine, Traction: Traction Engines (Single Cylinder): Manoeuvre, Exterior | i |
2.0 | 0:28 | Machine | Traction | ||
| 90 |
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Lathes.BBC.EC152Dc.wav | Machine, Lathe: Sanding On A Wood Lathe. | i |
2.0 | 1:01 | Machine | Lathe | ||
| 91 |
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OfficesPrinters.BBC.ECD143e.wav | Machine, Printer: General Atmosphere In An Office Printing Unit With Equipment Operating, 1968. | i |
2.0 | 3:04 | Machine | Printer | ||
| 92 |
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PumpsWater.BBC.ECD149b.wav | Machine, Pump: Hand Pump. | i |
2.0 | 0:38 | Machine | Pump | ||
| 93 |
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OfficeTypewriter.BBC.EC5T7a.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Fast Typing: Mid-Distant Office Acoustic, Manual Typewriter. | i |
2.0 | 3:05 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 94 |
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OfficesTypewriters.BBC.EC8B.wav | Machine, Typewriter: Seven Machines Being Used In An Office, No Speech. | i |
2.0 | 5:00 | Machine | Typewriter | ||
| 95 |
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BusTicketMach.BBC.ECD133i.wav | Gibson Ticket Machine Issuing One Ticket. | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Machine | Ticket Machine | ||
| 96 |
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SewingMachine.BBC.EC58Ej.wav | Electric Sewing Machine, Stitching Three Fourteen Inch Seams, With Cotton Cut And Scissors Put Down Between Each Seam. (Machine C.1968.) | i |
2.0 | 0:53 | Machine | Sewing Machine | ||
| 97 |
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VacuumCleaner.BBC.ECD3.wav | Vacuum Cleaner. | i |
2.0 | 1:22 | Machine | Vacuum Cleaner | ||
| 98 |
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LiftsGates.BBC.EC189Ad.wav | Heavy Goods Lift, Gates Close, Constant Run, Stops, Gates Open. | i |
2.0 | 0:31 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 99 |
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Lifts.BBC.EC2E2c.wav | Lift: Dynamo Room Sound. | i |
2.0 | 3:01 | Machine | Elevator | ||
| 100 |
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SpinDry_BBC-Historical_C 2.wav | Spin Dryer - Switched On, Runs, Switched Off (from 78 Disc) | i |
2.0 | 1:30 | Machine | Laundry |