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Part of typewriter and their function?

1.Carriage Return- lever or key used for returning the carrisge 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.

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