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

Ben Franklin had a lot of accomplishments in his life but he was most proud of his letterpress printing skills. Learn more about Benjamin Franklin in a new 2-part documentary by Ken Burns on PBS! It is premiering April 4 & 5 at 8pm on PBS KVIE! Let’s just say Howard and Jared will be tuning in to watch! | Sacramento History Museum

Printing a larger cut deserves a larger brayer! In this video, Howard prints a copy of a cut. This cut is a reproduction of W.C. Butler’s letter sheet, “Commandments to California Wives.” This was originally published in 1855 and presented a satirical guide for women in California during the Gold Rush. Prints of this are now for sale in our Museum Store! You can find other prints for sale on our website as well! https://shopsachistorymuseum.org/BrowsePage.aspx?searchtype=navitem&NavItemID=100001