What are press plates and how do you use them? If you've never used a press plate before, this video is for you! Join Lydia as she breaks down the world of letterpress printing in a simple, straightforward way. In this video, you'll learn: What exactly are press plates and how do they differ from embossing? The easy 4-step process for using press plates with a BetterPress Machine! How to ink up your press plate and get professional-looking letterpress results! A bonus technique for adding hot fo

We get a lot of questions about how we clean our equipment after letterpress printing. We normally use 1K kerosene as a solvent to clean the ink off of the press, letterpress cuts, and type. In this video, Jared shows cleaning the 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. This was after a press run using pink rubber base ink to letterpress print greeting cards. #cleaning #clean #cleaningroutine #sachistorymuseum #asmr #museum #printing | Sacramento History Museum

We get a lot of questions about how we clean our equipment after letterpress printing. We use 1K kerosene as a solvent to clean the ink off of the press, letterpress cuts, and type. In this video, Jared demonstrates cleaning the 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. This was after a press run using a mix of green, reflex blue, and opaque white rubber base ink to print some greeting cards. #SacHistoryMuseum #cleaning #clean #cleaningroutine #ink #sacramento #museum #letterpress #printingp

The NBA season has started and we here at the Sacramento History Museum are, of course, #SacramentoProud. In honor of the start of the season, Howard letterpress printed something for the Sacramento Kings. This electrotype clearly shows its age because basketballs stopped having laces in the late 1930s. The font is 24 point Caslon. #NBA #NBAA2022 #sacramento #basketball #letterpress #printing | Sacramento History Museum

Even while letterpress printing with our 10x15 Chandler & Price jobbing press, Howard has jokes. Since today, April 10th, is National Golf Day, Howard shares a joke about golfers changing a light bulb. #golf #golfing #jokes #dadjokes #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #museum #history #letterpress #printingpress #asmr #printing | Sacramento History Museum

In letterpress printing, a compositor (also known as a typesetter) is setting type upside down and left to right. However, many of the letters look very similar to each other. It is best to focus on the task at hand. That’s how you get the origin of the phrase “b’s and d’s you could also lose, if you don’t mind your p’s and q’s.” In this video, Jared typesets and letterpress prints the phrase in green rubber base ink using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. This was printed in 24 po