Typewriters

1.Carriage Return- lever or key used for returning the carriage to the right to start a new line

2.Left Carriage Release- lever at the end that frees carriage so it can be moved by hand

3.Platen or Cylinder knob- handle at iether end of cylinder

4.line Space Lever or Regulator- controls space between lines

5.Platen or Cylinder- rubber roller around which the paper moves

6.Paper guide- blade against which paper is placed

7.Card Holder- presses cards and envelopes close to the cylinder.

8.Left Margin Stop- Key,lever or button used to adjust the setting of margins.

9.Printing-point Indicator- indicates scale point where machine is ready to print

10.Paper Bail- clamps the paper to cylinder

11.Right Margin Stop- lever to adjust setting of margins

12.Paper Release- loosens paper for straightening or removing

13.Right Carriage Release- lever at right to free carriage so it can be moved by hand

14.Right Platen knob- handle at end of the cylinder

15.Carriage- top moving part that carries paper

16.Backspace Key- moves carriage backone space at a time

17.Tab Set Key- places at tab stop at desired point

18.Tab Bar or Tabulator- releases carriage so it moves to a point where a tab stop has been set

19.Space bar- advances carriage one space at a time

20.Tab Clear Key- removes tab stops at a time

21.margin release- unlocks the margin stop

22.Ribbon Color Control- let disengage ribbon or any part of it like red or black if your ribbon is of two colors.

Unlike the computer it's difficult and time consuming to correct mistakes or "typos" on a typewriter.

In 1995 computers were the rage. Typewriters and electric typewriters were used for multipart forms at the time. There were even computers, software and printers that could handle multiple part forms for the government, car dealerships and insurance companies. So the typewriters began to be obsolete. At that time I could get a refurbished IBM Selectric with all their best features and even some memory in it for $25 at the repair shop or at used typewriter places. You could get new ones with some word processing features for $200. Now I can get a good computer for $200 either new or refurbished. The poor man in the repair place had over one hundred typewriters for sale then.

I use typewriters for their tactile experience and the nostalgia they evoke, which enhances my writing process. The absence of digital distractions allows for deeper focus and creativity. Additionally, I appreciate the unique aesthetic of typewritten text, which gives my work a distinctive character that digital tools often lack.

The diameter of a period on a typewriter is 3 mm.

It helped people to communicate, and was used in factories

the typrewriter was just a simple contraption and people started getting to fully get the hang of the typwriter in the 1800's and finally people got around to coming up with new technology and then afterwards the computer came. people were inpired by the typewriter and now we have internet and all these different uses for the computer. ALMOST EVERYONE USES COMPUTERS! and without the typewriter we would not have the computer and i probablly would not be answering this question right now so the typewriter impacted America and the whole world by inspiring others to come up with new advances in technology.

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Electric typewriters began to become a regular thing in the 1970's, and, believe it or not, some people used them all the way until the 1990s when computers became a regular device (though most offices had computers installed in the 1980s). The final typewriters were much more advanced than you might think-- some electric typewriters from the late 1980s had LCD displays and printers that could be plugged in. It was not the typical, loud, clacky typewriter of the early 20th century.

the typewriter was invented in 1868 by christopher sholes

Unfortunately if you can carry it to the street you won't have to pay someone to do it... Check eBay lots of people try to get 20 or 25 bucks but they don't sell sometimes the ones lists for 99 cents go if the shipping isn't to much.

No less than a thousand dollars if in decent shape.

The four keys on the left hand side ASDF and the four keys on the right hand side JKL; are the home keys. These are the resting places over which the four fingers of the left and right hands respectively must remain, except when it is necessary to remove a finger in order to strike a key in another row. After this has been done, the finger must be returned immediately to its correct position

yes but the typing is not removed, it just types over the previous letter.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard

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to make a typewriter is quite simple. you make keys out of cardboard and make a paper shelf with a ink shelf underneath it. when you take away the paper shelf to dip the stamps in ink. then you put the paper shelf back in. you then use rubber bands to make the keys pop backup. use cardboard for the frame. this is how to build your own homemade typewriter that is great for kids projects (especially with teachers like a guy named Mr.Bills)

Yes, there were type writers in the 1930's

Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first practicaltypewriter in 1868. But it wasn't all that practical. It had no lowercase letters, no zeroes, and no punctuation marks except the period and the comma. There was no backspace mechanism the typists could not see what they were typing. the keys were arranged alphabetically