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23/01/2024

Probably the most frequently asked question we get from viewers involves the purpose of the stack of newspaper we use with our Washington hand press. It actually serves a very critical purpose.
In this video Howard explains why we use a stack of newspaper while letterpress printing. The short stack of newspaper (which was printed in January 2007) serves as packing, which is required in letterpress printing. It helps print a more full image but it also helps protect the old equipment. Much of the type and cuts we print were made 90-130 years ago and the printing press was made 172 years ago.
The newspaper was leftover from an old exhibit years ago and Howard saved some. We have retired the newspaper packing that we have used for the last two years. Don’t worry though! We are replaced it with an identical newspaper. We’ll see how long this one lasts.

January 22, 1862On this day in 1862, the newly repaired levee along the American River, which was originally breached on...
23/01/2024

January 22, 1862
On this day in 1862, the newly repaired levee along the American River, which was originally breached on January 9th, gave way again at 28th Street near Rabel’s Tannery. The breach at the levee was initially 30 feet wide in the morning, but the levee washed off so rapidly that the breach had attained a width of about 150 feet by the afternoon, according to the Sacramento Daily Union newspaper.
The California State Legislature voted on this day as well to relocate and finish the session in San Francisco and the Merchants’ Exchange Building served as the temporary Capitol building until the end of the year.
View of K Street east from 4th Street in January 1862, courtesy of the California State Library.

23/01/2024

If you have been following along our longer videos, you’ll know that we have been getting quite a few packages in the mail addressed for Jared, Howard, and our print shop exhibit.
Social media has connected us with people from all over the world and we sometimes get wonderful gifts from followers. We received a package in the mail addressed from Al in Livingston, New Jersey.
In this video, Howard opened the package consisting of a lot of letterpress cuts, two complete type fonts, and a small composing stick. At the end of this video, Howard letterpress printed one of the large electrotypes using our Washington hand press, which was made in 1852. This print is of a large bald eagle. We are incredibly thankful for this gift and it is a wonderful addition to our print shop exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum.

Due to rain in the forecast this week, we have moved our big closing event to Sunday, January 28! This gives you another...
23/01/2024

Due to rain in the forecast this week, we have moved our big closing event to Sunday, January 28! This gives you another week to come and experience our exhibit, Boulevard Dreams: Sacramento, dedicated to the lowrider culture, music, and art of our city. The exhibit is a collaboration with the Sacramento Lowrider Commission and Sol Collective.

Join us for the Farewell Celebration on Sunday, January 28, from 12pm to 4pm where you will be able to enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly activities including face art, a balloon twister, music with DJ Tiny, a food truck, lowriders on display in front of the Sacramento History Museum, and Rudy Cuellar will host a special silkscreening presentation from 2 to 3pm. PLUS enjoy half price Museum admission to see the Boulevard Dreams: Sacramento exhibit on the first AND third floors.

Today is ! The team at the Sacramento History Museum had to take a selfie together in our print shop exhibit this morni...
23/01/2024

Today is ! The team at the Sacramento History Museum had to take a selfie together in our print shop exhibit this morning before a busy day of field trips. If you are visiting a museum today, make sure to take a selfie!

16/01/2024

January 16th is apparently National Printing Ink Day and this is one of those “national holidays” we just can’t pass up. For today, Howard discussed the main ink that we use in our print shop exhibit: Van Son black rubber base ink. Van Son is a very popular ink used for letterpress printing.
Howard also discussed the components of ink while demonstrating rolling it out on the ink stone in preparation for some printing in our print shop exhibit. This is done to create an even layer of ink on the stone and brayer.
The remaining ink at the top of the stone will gradually be rolled out throughout the day as we’re printing.

January 13, 1871On this day in 1871, construction and furnishing for the Sacramento County Hospital was completed at a c...
14/01/2024

January 13, 1871

On this day in 1871, construction and furnishing for the Sacramento County Hospital was completed at a cost of $90,000. It was, at the time, built 3 miles away from the main business center of Sacramento on a 22-acre parcel on Stockton Boulevard. Due to its “rural” setting away from the city, the hospital did face criticisms, especially over the mortality rate of patients in transit to the hospital. After all, the Sacramento County Hospital prior to this location was at L and 10th Streets in the middle of the city.

The hospital that was finished in 1871 did not last long as it burned down in October 1878. It was rebuilt in its same location the next year with much larger buildings. The 1879 hospital (depicted here in this image) was designed by Nathaniel D. Goodell, the architect who designed two years prior a house at H and 15th Streets that would later become known as the Governor’s Mansion. This hospital stood until 1914 when it was demolished for a new hospital facility. The main building of the hospital was completed in 1928 and still stands today as part of the UC Davis Medical Center on Stockton Boulevard.

Illustration of the Sacramento County Hospital from “Sacramento Bird's Eye View” in 1889, a lithograph made by W.W. Elliott & Company and was published by the Sacramento Daily-Record Union, courtesy of the Library of Congress.

14/01/2024

Our following on social media continues to grow everyday thanks to videos from our print shop exhibit. We recently reached another milestone on TikTok! The Sacramento History Museum now has over 2.7 million followers. Because of this, Howard needed to update Flat Howard, which previously listed our following at 2.5 million. Flat Howard serves an important purpose in our print shop. Howard and/or Jared are only in the shop a few weekday mornings a week. Flat Howard is in the shop the other times and he is always ready to pose for photos with guests.The type used is wood type, made 125 years ago. This was letterpress printed using our Washington hand press, manufactured in 1852. While we post a lot of videos on here, all of our videos are on TikTok!

15/12/2023

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In honor of today, Jared letterpress printed a hand carved woodcut from the Lewis Winter Collection, which was made about 125-130 years ago. Much of Winter's Collection contains clothing items used in advertising in the 1890s.

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11/12/2023

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08/12/2023

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