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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 171363, member: 360&quot;]Definitely a typewriter desk. Central portion lifts up and back, and inside would be a space to put a desktop typewriter. Given that desktop typewriters weigh from 30-45lbs apiece, desks like these were built to take their weight, as well as the immense shocks and vibrations caused by typing at high speeds. The platforms beneath the writing surface (on which the typewriters sat) were usually fitted with shock-absorbing springs for this very reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>The typewriter platform would rise up as the desktop is folded back, to a convenient height for typing, as well as room for the carriage to move left and right. When you were done, you lifted the desktop up and forwards, and the typewriter platform would sink back down out of sight. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would look similar to this, once all set up:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/votsa.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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