Manuals and Repair Guides
A small collection that we are growing here of manuals that we scan in as we find them or grab from other web sources whilst we maintenance and repair typewriters. We like to give the customer a printed manual with their typewriter if they don’t have one. Can’t find what your after? Feel free to send a comment and ask.
General Typewriter Repair
TM 37-305 General Typewriter Repair
This is a good repair manual that covers Underwood standard typewriters, serially numbered from 4,280,000 to
5,800,000. But the general knowledge is good for many Underwood manual typewriters.
Brother
1997 to 2007 Brother SX-4000
This will work for Brother 4000 and other related model Brother typewriters.
Corona
IBM Selectric
1985 IBM Selectric III Manual
This will work for any 70s/80s IBM Selectric Models
IBM Selectric Service Manual
Covers the:
- Selectric 7XX Model
- Selectric II 8 XX Model
- Correcting Selectric II 8XX Model
- 96 Selectric 9XX Model
- Will work for most of the Selectric III models as well
Olivetti
Olympia
SM-8 and SM-9 were introduced in 1964 and created through the late 70s.
1955 Olympia SM Service Manual
The is a good repair reference that should be good for most of the SM 50s and early 60s searsh Olympia SM models.
Panasonic
Remington
Rheinmetall
Royal
1955 Royal Quiet De Luxe Manual
This is the Blue Aug 1955 version of the Royal QDL Manual. Included with my 1955 Royal QDL Blue.
1955 Royal Quiet De Luxe Color Selection Ad
This is the 4 panel, double sided advertisement promoting the color selections, typefaces, and case for the Royal Quiet De Luxe of 1955. This came with my 1955 Royal QDL in Ankony Blue
1964 Royal Safari Manual
- Also valid for the Royal Custom series through 1969
1960’s Custom Portable Select-A-Type
- Describes a special feature of some mid/late ’60s Custom Portables – changing the type faces.
1960’s Royal Mercury
- The Care and Use of Your Royal Mercury
Smith Corona
1937 Smith Corona Instructions
This will work for many of the flat top Smith Corona’s of the 30s.
Underwood
Pre 1920 Underwood Repair and Rebuild Manual
This is for Underwood Standard Typewriters made before 1921. But will probably work for any up through the 40s or as general knowledge into the repair and rebuilding typewriters.
