The NBA basketball season is underway and we here at the Sacramento History Museum are, of course, rooting for the home team! It has been a rough season so far but Alex letterpress printed something for the @sacramentokings who are on a 3 game win streak! We had to get out some large wood type that was made in the late 1880s by the Hamilton Wood Type Company for this occasion. The typeface is French Clarendon. The text reads “GO KINGS LIGHT THE BEAM!” The beam appears over the Golden 1 Center wh
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January 23rd is National Handwriting Day! It’s observed every year on January 23rd in recognition of John Hancock’s birthday, the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. Prior to the invention of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the 1450s, all documents, even books, were hand written. Printing allowed for the mass production of information. Printing presses were still rare, however. The first press in California arrived in 1835 but Augustín Zamorano was the only printer in Calif
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For those who watch and enjoy our videos, we have the perfect TYPE of letterpress printed card for you! This card is great for Valentine’s Day or any other occasion! The text used is all individual letters of 36 point type that has been locked in the chase. Top line of “You’re my” is Sans Serif type. The word “TYPE” is set in the following typefaces 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
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This video is for a certain groundhog who may or may not have seen their shadow this morning. Today, February 2nd, is Groundhog Day! For today, Howard letterpress printed “Happy Groundhog Day” in 72 point Caslon font. This was printed with blue rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. #SacHistoryMuseum #GroundhogDay #sacramento #museum #printing
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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 2.9 million followers! Because of this, Howard needed to update Flat Howard, which previously listed our following at 2.8 million. Will we reach 3 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
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With the win over the Philadelphia Eagles, the @San Francisco 49ers advance in the NFC playoffs! To show some support for the San Francisco 49ers, Jared built a form that includes some 48 point Cheltenham Bold Condensed type and an 80-90 year old electrotype of a football player charging down the field with a football. The type reads “Let’s Go 49ers!” Below the football player states, “Printed at the Sacramento History Museum. This was letterpress printed with red oil base ink using a 3x5 Kelsey
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It’s the last day of 2025! For today, New Year’s Eve, Howard letterpress printed “Farewell 2025” using wood type. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. We want to thank you for joining us this past year as we’ve shared Sacramento history with you all. We hope you stick with us in 2026! #SacHistoryMuseum #newyearseve #nye2025 #printing #museum
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