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

When it comes to letterpress printing, everything that one prints has to be 0.918 of an inch, also known as Type High. Because finding wood that fits that height requirement, sometimes woodcuts were recycled and a new engraving was made on the other side. We have some double sided woodcuts in our print shop at the Sacramento History Museum and we are highlighting one today because November 15th is National Recycling Day. For today, Howard letterpress printed both sides of a recycled woodcut from

Howard shares an old printing joke while letterpress printing with a 10x15 Chandler & Price jobbing press for National Tell An Old Joke Day (July 24). Did you get this impressive joke? We hope you are font of these type of videos. #TellAnOldJokeDay #TellAJoke #museum #history #sacramento #joke #jokes #jokesvideo #letterpress #printingpress #printing #oldsacramento #sachistorymuseum | Sacramento History Museum

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