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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 |
Revision as of 18:00, 20 September 2020
Diagrams
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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
Newcomer Translator
- 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