Letterpress printing the 2022 Sacramento History Museum holiday card

It has become a tradition here at the Sacramento History Museum to send out holiday cards to our donors and supporters of our institution. These holiday cards (400 this year) were printed using one of our printing presses we have on display in our print shop exhibit, the Chandler & Price jobbing press that was manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio in 1902. While many visitors, especially school children who have visited during a school program, may have seen how this press operates, not many people get to see all the steps involved in the printing process. In this video, Howard demonstrates inking the press and operating the press from different camera angles. This video was filmed in segments as Howard printed the front and back cover of the card using a Pantone PMS 7533c rubber base ink. The front of the card depicts the City Hall & Waterworks building in 1857. Our museum is housed in a reconstruction of that building. The back is a photo engraving of Howard and the line says, “Howard Powered.” #holidaycard #happyholidays #merrychristmas #christmas #christmascard #oddlysatisfying #unintentionalasmr #asmr #ink #museum #history #sacramento #letterpress #printingpress #printing #oldsacramento