Vladimir Popov (1889-1968) from Moscow was an actor and “a master of sounds”. Her created machines producing sounds for theatre performances. Decide yourself if he succeeded or not.
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Noise of a train
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Noice produced by military units
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Horses eating oat
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Clank of tank tracks
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Frog
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Wind
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Heavy swords
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A car
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Tank noise
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Squeaking
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Driving a pile
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Squadron
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Cricket
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Plane engine
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Train whistle
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Hooves
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Dropper
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Dripping water
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Thunder
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Heavy shower
These “masters of sounds” are very common in film industry nowadays and are called foley artists. See more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_artist
Were these machines used during the silent film era? That would be quite impressive since most theaters just had a piano to play the score.