AMES Basic Training Manual for Standard Typewriters
By: Murray Harris
January, 1968
General Information and Shop Tools
History of the Typewriter
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Customer Relations
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Equipment used in Servicing Typewriters
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Shop Furnishings
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Tool Kits for the Typewriter Serviceman
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Basic Typewriter Mechanic Starter Tool Set
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Setting Up a Shop
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Shop Layout and Equipment
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Clean, Oil, Adjust
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Refinishing or Repainting a Typewriter
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Refinishing Scales and Labels
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Applying Decalcomania Transfers (Varnish)
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Ribbon Spools Reference
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Typewriter Ribbons
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Platens and Feed Rolls
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The Pitch of a Typewriter
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Binds
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Type Aligning
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Type Soldering
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On Feet and Motion
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The Ring and Cylinder
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Type Bars and Links
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Escapement
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Bichrome
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Inspection Check Sheet
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Tips
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