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Record 1 2000-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

Remington Portable(1920-1925). The variable line spacer(a lever on the left side that allows the platen to be turned to any position, instead of forcing it to move in fixed increments) is longer on later machines.

CONT

Depress the variable line spacer to rotate the platen to any line or space desired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Bouton qui permet de fixer un nouveau niveau pour une frappe accidentelle ou pour obtenir un nouvel interlignage.

Spanish

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