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drophead typewriter desk [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Furniture
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

[A desk] with a device that enables an attached typewriter to be swung or dropped down to leave a flat table top.

OBS

... a steno desk (with drophead) in which the typewriter is mounted on a platform raised into position when required by an elevator mechanism ...

OBS

Formely used by a typist or by a shorthand typist (also called "steno").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier de bureau
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
OBS

Bureau comportant une tablette escamotable à laquelle une machine à écrire est fixée en permanence.

Spanish

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