Maintenance of office machines

United States, 1943

Film
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Demonstrates methods for the care and maintenance of typewriters, transcribing machines, dictaphones, adding machines and calculators.

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Credits

production company

De Frenes

United States. Navy

Duration

00:36:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1943

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006609

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office equipment and supplies

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office practice

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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