Dials Archives
October 14, 2006
Electric Heater
Boom Box Controls
Keyboard Consol
Intercom
October 17, 2006
Washer Dial and Instructions
Check out the info table on the right. Tufte would be proud.
October 20, 2006
Coffee Maker
These icons are pretty incomprehensible to me, but then I don't drink coffee. (Apologies for the lousy photo.)
November 3, 2006
Unknown Monster Machine Control Panel
Spotted at a construction site at SFO. This is on a large rectangular box the size of a car.
November 5, 2006
Delta Air Lines Cockpit. 757?
Be sure to view this photo in Flickr to see all the controls detailed out. Very cool.
Canon Powershot s80 Dial
Old Dials
No idea what this is, but look at how the fixed points of the dial link to (handwritten?) labels via lines.
November 9, 2006
Korg Oscilloscope Panel
"Korg EA-1 Mk II analog modeling synthesizer. Portamento is how quickly it changes pitch so you can play it like a piano or make it sound like a siren. The rest is for the two oscilloscopes and the type of each and how they interact with each other (modulation). Also can patch in the audio in, instead of Osc 1."
November 11, 2006
Decaf
November 14, 2006
Heavy Duty Avometer
Siemens Ediswan Transistor Test Set
EA113 Electronic Avometer
Top Of Cool Old Radio, Nan's Attic, Heswall 21-10-06
I love the labels on the tuner: Vatican, E. Germany, W. Germany, etc. Note that they indicate a small range, not just a fixed point.
November 20, 2006
Coffee Bean Grinder Settings
Really nice set of icons and labels here, I think.
Black Rotary Telephone
Love the label: Listen before dialing!
November 21, 2006
Mixer Knobs
Shower Control Panel
Is there any place left that doesn't have a control panel??
November 26, 2006
Super Pump Panel
Windscreen Wiper Control
Washing Machine Dial
I bet this is difficult to decipher even in its native language.
November 29, 2006
Commander 500
Seen on the back of a welder's truck. This is a "multipurpose, engine-driven welder/generator" for "HEAVY duty welding and arc gouging and can stand up to the toughest job."
November 30, 2006
Solid State 8-Track Stereo
Groovy indeed.
December 3, 2006
Selena Radio
Is it me, or is this display really confusing?
VW Beetle - Instrument Panel
December 9, 2006
Danger Crushing Hazard
December 20, 2006
Addometer
Old Army Truck
Submarine Controls
January 1, 2007
Frequency Switches
In an air traffic control tower.
SIB Varidrive
Output and input signs are great.
Car-Ferry Control Panel
January 20, 2007
Radar Satellite Control Consol
Old Fender Amp Dials
January 22, 2007
Maytag Washer Cycle Dial
February 4, 2007
Tomy - Leonardo's Pizza Vault Pocket Game
Low tech and bizarre controls.
Kodak Cine - Lense and Adjustment
The front of an antique movie camera. Check out the amount of instructions made into a label.
Beer Control
February 21, 2007
2BA Cockpit and Panel
Amazing how stripped down a glider's controls are compared to a jet's.
Mini Cooper Gauges
March 22, 2007
Brooklyn Laundromat Dial
Cool 1970s (1960s?) typography.
Tractor Hitch Controls
From a Case IH Magnum 215.
Digital Interface Tester
Any ideas what this is? Neat looking, whatever it is.
April 27, 2007
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Helicopter Controls
Wow, complicated. Looks like it takes two to operate.
PlasmaThermFace
Some sort of generator, it looks like. Super simple controls and label.
CNC Control Panel
No idea what this is. Looks like it is circa 1985.
StrippitTurrentPunch
Used for punching parts out of sheet metal.
May 6, 2007
1947 Jeep Dashboard
Amazing how little has changed from the basic set in 60 years.
Washing Machine Controls
It's funny that most washing machines don't have a start button (you just pull out the main dial), yet must dryers do, even though they also frequently have one big dial that could be pulled in a similar way.
May 8, 2007
Olympus XA3 ISO Speed Selector Dial
Awesome tiny details on this label.
Watch Dial
Crosley Dial
Not sure what the top row is. SW Bandspread?
May 14, 2007
Fire Engine Pumper Controls
Love the falling man icon in the middle.
June 13, 2007
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Russian)
But you can't crank this up to 11 because there is no markings around the dials.
June 19, 2007
Square Submarine Gauges
Refrigerant Management Center
August 28, 2007
Cluttered Analogue Instrumentation Un-refurbished Class 318 Train
Look at the Flickr photo to see all the notes on this one. Everything is mapped out.
FPA-4 Engine Controls
"The control stand on CN 6789."
October 4, 2007
Sanyo Maxi-Chef Knob
One simple control is sometimes the best. No other controls necessary for this.
October 6, 2007
Racal RA-17L
An old navy receiver for short wave.
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