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

Press runs with our 10x15 Chandler & Price Gordon-style jobbing press are always an undertaking! For this press run, Howard and Jared are using black rubber base ink to print a large photo engraving of a cartoon depiction of Howard and his favorite letterpress saying, “Mind your p’s & q’s.” The artwork was created by our staff member, Shawn. The image was then sent to OWOSSO Graphic Arts in Owosso, Michigan where the photo engraving was designed. In this video, Howard and Jared show letterpress

We show a lot of videos involving letterpress printing individual letters of type and cuts. However, we sometimes make mistakes. Mistakes are okay though, especially when typesetting. The first print you make before a press run is called a proof so the print could be proofread. In this video, Jared letterpress printed a phrase with a spelling error. This was printed in Pantone PMS 7533c rubber base ink and using a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. The font is 24 point Caslon. In lett