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WWII - 1943, Homefront, USA: Maintenance of Office Machines Pt. 1 of 3

Reel Number: 250170-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1943,1940s

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 04:30:18

TC Ends: 04:42:15

Duration: 00:11:57

WWII - 1943, Homefront, USA: Maintenance of Office Machines Pt. 1 of 3 Titles. 04:30:50 MCU of woman’s hands typing on manual typewriter; CU of dictaphone w/ cylinder; dialing rotary telephone; using large calculator / adding machine. “This is the machine age. Machines have become such a part...” 04:31:08 CUs using vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, people off buses & out of cars. CU drilling, using table saw. Talking about need of maintenance. Women in office at typewriters. CU of dirty typewriter. 04:31:46 Woman typing at desk. Man repairing typewriter & talking about need to maintain existing typewriters till end of war. Woman covering typewriter. Turning of calendar pages in MCU. Woman crossing off dates. Dusting typewriter, wiping carriage rails, inspecting keys & dusting. CU of keys & effect on paper, brushing letters. Dusting underneath. 04:36:59 Removing carriage, pressure rolls & clean feed. CUs. Various women typing. Woman w/ dictaphone headset on as she types. Carelessness at desk. 04:39:22 Woman wearing fur coat while typing. Thermometer. Woman oiling machine. 04:40:11 Typewriter service man maintaining & oiling machine. Worn parts. 04:41:50 Woman typing quickly. Putting double sheet in so one is backing sheet. WW2 Homefront; Remington, Royal, Underwood Typewriters; Wartime Women Office Workers; Instructional Film; Educational Film; Secretaries; Typing Pool; 1940s Machinery; NOTE: Any continuous 13 minutes of 04:30:18 - 05:06:53 (3 cards) sold at per reel rate.

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