Many users have made inquiries about manuals for presses and other printing equipment. Some manuals are available in different places around the Internet, but finding them may not always be easy.
In response to these inquiries we have started a list of links to manuals and charts describing the parts and use of some of the more popular presses and equipment. Other instructional material is included. The list will be in alphabetical order so please use the contact form to send us other links to information that we can include.
At the moment we are concentrating on instructional manuals and are not listing trade catalogs that have historical interest, although we might include a section for these in the future.
If you have any manuals that you wish to scan and have downloaded from our site, feel free to send them to us. You will receive credit for your help.
Adana 8-5:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/adana85.pdf
Adana Quarto: http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/adana_quarto.pdf
Chandler & Price New series parts and list:
http://www.boxcarpress.com/community/manuals/cp-newseries-parts-list.pdf
Chandler & Price New series oil chart:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/c&p_oil_chart.pdf
Chandler & Price Pilot Press, instructions & parts:
http://dolcepress.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cp-pilot-manual.pd...
Golding Improved Pearl parts and list:
http://www.aapainfo.org/golding/ImpPerlDiagram001.jpg
http://www.aapainfo.org/golding/ImpPerlDiagram002.jpg
Golding Jobber parts and list:
http://www.aapainfo.org/golding/JobberDiagram001.jpg
http://www.aapainfo.org/golding/JobberDiagram002.jpg
Golding Official parts, list, and use:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/golding_official.pdf
Golding Pearl 1 & 3, parts and list:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/golding_1&3.pdf
Hand miterer instructions:
http://www.petrzelka.com/letterpress/Hand_Miterer_Instructions.pdf
Heidelberg instruction and parts:
http://www.boxcarpress.com/community/manuals/heidelberg-10x15-manual.pdf
http://www.boxcarpress.com/community/manuals/heidelberg-10x15-parts.pdf
Kelsey Excelsior basic parts:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/excelsior_modelp_parts.jpg
See also detailed parts: http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/kelsey_parts.gif
Kelsey Printer’s Guide, parts, use and care:
http://www.donblack.ca/kelsey/kelsey.htm
Moving an iron hand press:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/oldham/moving_press.html
Type case layout - California Job Case:
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/case.pdf
See also the extensive diagrams of different type case layouts from the Alembic Press.
Type; identifying parts (ATF):
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/type.gif
Type; tying a form or page (ATF):
http://users.bestweb.net/~bpress/manuals/tie_up_type.gif
Vandercook SP-15, operation, maintenance, parts: http://www.boxcarpress.com/community/manuals/vandercook-sp15.pdf
