Difference between revisions of "Typewriter Anatomy"
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Click to see a larger image. Even if one of these is not the exact model of your typewriter, the part will be called the same. | Click to see a larger image. Even if one of these is not the exact model of your typewriter, the part will be called the same. | ||
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Typewriter Manuals for some common brands and models (and a few rare ones) can be found here, on Richard Polt's Site: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html | Typewriter Manuals for some common brands and models (and a few rare ones) can be found here, on Richard Polt's Site: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html | ||
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* Part that '''holds down the paper''' when you’re writing: Paper Bail | * Part that '''holds down the paper''' when you’re writing: Paper Bail | ||
Revision as of 21:34, 20 September 2020
Part Names
Labeled Diagrams
Click to see a larger image. Even if one of these is not the exact model of your typewriter, the part will be called the same.
Smith-Corona Silent-Super
Remington Noiseless Portable
Royal Quiet De Lux
Typewriter Manuals for some common brands and models (and a few rare ones) can be found here, on Richard Polt's Site: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/tw-manuals.html
Plain English
- Part that holds down the paper when you’re writing: Paper Bail
- The ruler by where the paper goes in: Paper scale
- The thing that holds the ribbon and rises when you hit a key: ribbon vibrator or ribbon shaker.
- Big silver lever, usually on the left side: Carriage Return Lever. Used for moving to the next line and returning the carriage to the beginning of the line
