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February 7th is National Rose Day, a subtle reminder to let people know that Valentine’s Day is a week away. In honor of today, Howard letterpress printed an electrotype (copy of a woodcut) from the Bill Gaylord Collection. Bill was a longtime docent at the Sacramento History Museum and was a collector of letterpress cuts. He also was the person who trained Howard in the print shop 24 years ago. We have a few electrotypes similar to this one in our print shop where there is a small mortised box on top of the image. We are not sure of its original purpose. #NationalRoseDay #roseday #rose #roses #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #letterpress #sacramento #printing
Replying to @gixxer__jay 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. It takes about 3 minutes to clean the press. This was after a press run using Pantone Rhodamine Red rubber base ink. #cleaning #cleaningtiktok #cleantok #clean #SacHistoryMuseum #asmr #museum #letterpress
This video is for all those that interpret the weather forecast for us on the local news, because today, February 5th, is National Weatherperson’s Day! This day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries, who was born on this day in 1744. Jeffries, one of the first weather observers in the American colonies, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774. In honor of today, Howard printed an image from a roughly 90 year old electrotype (copy of a woodcut) that we have in our print shop exhibit. While Howard likes to tell jokes, we are very thankful for our local weather persons who help keep us up to date on the forecast, especially during all the storms last month. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #NationalWeatherpersonsDay #weatherman #meteorologist #sacramento #printing #letterpress
Old Sac Paranormal Investigations are back! Is Old Sacramento haunted? Here’s your chance to find out! Visit historic buildings and spooky spots, not regularly open to the public, where you will hear the unsettling true history of what happened there. Using our paranormal equipment, you decide whether spirits of the past still linger in the present. We have different tours each Thursday evening in February! In this video, Aly discusses Charles Mortimer, one of the stories you will hear more about during our investigations of the Sacramento History Museum. #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #sactiktok #paranormal
February 4th is National Thank A Mail Carrier Day! Now, more than ever, make sure to send thanks to those that make sure our mail arrives in a timely manner. In honor of today, Jared letterpress printed an electrotype (copy of a woodcut) that was made 90-100 years ago and depicts a mail carrier with a large letter. We are thankful for our mail carriers for sending out our online orders and also for those who have been supporting the Sacramento History Museum by purchasing from our store. #SacHistoryMuseum #ThankAMailCarrierDay #museum #letterpress #printing #mailcarrier #sacramento
On February 3, 1857, The Daily Bee published its first issue of its newspaper. The first editor of the newspaper was John Rollin Ridge until he retired from the position a week later and James McClatchy became editor. The Bee was originally located on Third Street between J and K Streets. The name “The Daily Bee” appeared in the masthead of the paper until 1890 when it was changed to “The Evening Bee.” The name “The Sacramento Bee” finally appeared at the top of the newspaper on March 6, 1908. When the Sacramento Union closed its doors in 1994, the Bee soon became the longest running newspaper in Sacramento and is still publishing today. In honor of the Bee’s birthday, Jared discussed the first edition of the newspaper while using a reproduction copy that we have in our print shop. #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #museum #sacramentobee #letterpress #newspaper @sacramentobee
Looking for a nice letterpress printed card for Valentine’s Day? We have you covered! These cards are selling fast so we printed some more! Check out our museum store for details. Top line is Sans Serif. The word “Type” is set in the following fonts from left to right: Cloister Initials, Crayonette, Old Dutch, and Cloister Black. The electrotype (copy of a woodcut) of the birds is from the Lewis Winter Collection. #SacHistoryMuseum #valentinesday #valentinescards #museum #typography #asmr #printing
This video is for a certain groundhog who saw their shadow this morning. Today, February 2nd, is Groundhog Day and it’s looking like 6 more weeks of winter! For those wondering, the type that Howard printed this in is Cheltenham Black wood type. #SacHistoryMuseum #GroundhogDay #museum #typography #printing #letterpress #groundhogday2023
The field trip season is underway at the Sacramento History Museum but our in-person school program offerings are filling up for the spring! In this video, Susan letterpress prints with our largest wood type and discusses that we have outreach programs. We have recognized that many schools in the Sacramento area cannot visit our museum in person due to transportation costs, bus availability, and other barriers. However, let us bring our museum to the classroom instead! Want to learn more about our outreach programs and our other school programs? Check out our 🔗 on our page! For those not in the Sacramento area, we still offer virtual field trips! #fieldtrip #SacHistoryMuseum #sacramento #sactiktok #typography #museum #printing
January 31st is National Backwards Day! While we don’t have any obscure woodcuts illustrating something being done backwards, people often note that the letterpress printing process is backwards. It is often described in books that a compositor sets type from a type case upside down and backwards. However, it is also referred to as setting type upside down and left to right. In this video, Howard demonstrates setting 24 point Caslon from the type case and how to use a composing stick. #NationalBackwardsDay #backwards #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #sacramento #letterpress #typography
Today, January 31st, is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! What better way to get your heart inspired than to visit a local museum? Museums are full of art after all! The Sacramento History Museum is open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm, last admission at 4:30. Did you know Sacramento is home to 32 museums? Museums have a lot to offer for art. With this said, are the things we print for some of our videos considered art? #InspireYourHeartWithArtDay #SacHistoryMuseum #museum #asmr #printing #letterpress
Rolling out Van Son black rubber base ink on the ink stone in preparation for letterpress printing. 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 be gradually rolled out throughout the day as we’re printing. #SacHistoryMuseum #unintentionalasmr #oddlysatisfying #museum #asmr #printing #letterpress
#duet with @californiastatelibrary Duetting to share this wonderful video about Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution (January 30th). This video is from our friends at the California State Library and you should definitely give them a follow. #sacramento #history #california #museum
On January 30, 1922, Sacramento experienced an unusual winter storm that left the city, and places like Sutter’s Fort, blanketed with a couple inches of snow. The Sacramento Union newspaper published the next day that since Sacramento recorded an average temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit that month, January 1922 was the coldest month in the last 44 years up until that point. Photograph of the Sutter’s Fort park grounds looking west from 28th Street between K and L Streets, courtesy of the Center for Sacramento History. #OnThisDay #suttersfort #sacramento #SacHistoryMuseum #thenandnow #sactiktok
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