A few months ago a a friend told me of an industrial laundry which was closed some weeks before. I’m very passionate about everything related to (mostly old) technology, and so i asked the owner if I could visit the building and take some photographs.
Equipped with digital and analog medium format cameras I spent some hours at this place full of relicts of an working environment where people cleaned, ironed and repaired mostly working clothes from bigger companies and institutions in the surroundings.
The attendence clock.
Old device for identification labels.
It was a strange atmosphere in the hall, an interstage between a lively working environment and an abandoned place. Between the machines clothes and other stuff, like all the workers had left the building a few minutes before for a break. Some weeks later the building will be empty, machines and stuff sold.
Blue bags hanging from the ceiling. They were used to sort the clothes before giving them into the washing machines.
The face (one of the washing machines).
Above: Details from an ironing machine, below the control cabinet.
The area for ironing and repairing clothes.
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