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1993 Brother AX-300 Serial # E36430134 1993 Brother AX-300 typewriter, Serial # E36430134 Daniel Burgoyne's 1993 Brother AX-300 typewriter. 2026-03-13 From the Virtual Typewriter Collection of Daniel Burgoyne: 1993 Brother AX-300 Serial # E36430134 Found in Mississippi Mills, 51 km from my place, in the countryside. Was gifted to a school teacher by her husband for her to use in preparing her teaching class.

According to E.T.ZONE.org (Steven K.), this is what he calls a Brother AX/GX Beta series of portable electronic typewriters. The Beta has an enclosed power compartment, which when the door is fully lifted, is used as a paper back rest. The Alpha version of this is the model GX-6000.

I decided to go see what the carrier looks like, because I have a Brother GX-9000 with a missing (broken) clutch free wheel gear. It appears to be the exact same mechanism.

1993 Brother AX-300 #E36430134

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Hunter: Daniel Burgoyne (Ixzed23)
Created: 03-13-2026 at 02:24PM
Last Edit: 03-13-2026 at 05:47PM

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Found in Mississippi Mills, 51 km from my place, in the countryside. Was gifted to a school teacher by her husband for her to use in preparing her teaching class.

According to E.T.ZONE.org (Steven K.), this is what he calls a Brother AX/GX Beta series of portable electronic typewriters. The Beta has an enclosed power compartment, which when the door is fully lifted, is used as a paper back rest. The Alpha version of this is the model GX-6000.

I decided to go see what the carrier looks like, because I have a Brother GX-9000 with a missing (broken) clutch free wheel gear. It appears to be the exact same mechanism.

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The AX/GX Beta series have this broken line design.
The AX/GX Beta series have this broken line design.

Paper rest in full down position hides the power cable.
Paper rest in full down position hides the power cable.


Made in the USA, but how is it there are so few of them?
Made in the USA, but how is it there are so few of them?

The carrier is nicely serviceable and made of steel. You can remove the ribbon cassette support (top) to access the components below by simply removing a C clip visible on the lower left. The clutch idle gear is shown in the red circle, below the ribbon cassette support.
The carrier is nicely serviceable and made of steel. You can remove the ribbon cassette support (top) to access the components below by simply removing a C clip visible on the lower left. The clutch idle gear is shown in the red circle, below the ribbon cassette support.

The power transistor is mounted on a nice alu heatsink. You can also see the spring that puts tension on the paper pan rollers.
The power transistor is mounted on a nice alu heatsink. You can also see the spring that puts tension on the paper pan rollers.


Power transformer.
Power transformer.

The four points that must be released in order the remove the cover. The two holes in the back are for Philips screws.
The four points that must be released in order the remove the cover. The two holes in the back are for Philips screws.

The number 3 and letter E crossed out. Happens to correspond to the serial number E93...
The number 3 and letter E crossed out. Happens to correspond to the serial number E93...

View of the front hooks that should be the first to be released when removing the cover, and the last to click back in when re-assembling the cover.
View of the front hooks that should be the first to be released when removing the cover, and the last to click back in when re-assembling the cover.

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