23M views · 412K reactions | Since October 26th is International Print Day, here’s inking a 3x5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press to print an image of a late 1700s wooden common press. The ink is a violet oil base ink. #InternationalPrintDay #Sacramento #printing #printingpress #letterpress | Sacramento History Museum | Facebook

Using a tabletop printing press to print an image of a printing press. This letterpress cut was printed in reflex blue rubber base ink. The image depicts a wooden common press from the late 1600s through the 1700s. This photo engraving certainly isn’t that old though. The press used in the video is a 3×5 Kelsey Excelsior tabletop printing press. About 50 were printed in this press run. Why was Jared printing these? These are prints we give out to our viewers when they stop by the Sacramento Hist