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ESCAPEMENT MECHANISM [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
OBS

a cam drops onto a rubber roll, which gives the upward thrust that activates the escapement mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
OBS

le clavier compte () touches reliées par un système d'échappement et de tringles à chacun des 90 canaux.

Spanish

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