Press manuals - parts, care, and instruction

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 describing the parts and use of some of the more popular presses and equipment. The list will be in alphabetical order so please use the contact form to send us other links to manuals 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 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:
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 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

Vandercook SP-15, operation, maintenance, parts: http://www.boxcarpress.com/community/manuals/vandercook-sp15.pdf