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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4309649, member: 5398"]I used a similar desk many decades ago when I worked as a secretary--the spring/hinge mechanism is designed to lift a very heavy typewriter (or adding machine) so the user doesn't have to exert a lot of force to pull it out and up. If you put something really heavy and stable on the shelf (that fits inside the desk), you can better see how the shelf is intended to work when pulling it out and up, and then pushing it down and back. Probably needs some oil on the hinges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4309649, member: 5398"]I used a similar desk many decades ago when I worked as a secretary--the spring/hinge mechanism is designed to lift a very heavy typewriter (or adding machine) so the user doesn't have to exert a lot of force to pull it out and up. If you put something really heavy and stable on the shelf (that fits inside the desk), you can better see how the shelf is intended to work when pulling it out and up, and then pushing it down and back. Probably needs some oil on the hinges.[/QUOTE]
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