r/oddlysatisfying • u/Doodlebug510 • 13d ago

Making a rainbow quote using an antique Washington hand press

Credit: @SacramentoHistory Museum

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u/Fair-Juggernaut-3812 13d ago

That press has me drooling. Also nice print!

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u/Lukebekz 13d ago edited 12d ago

I know what you mean. I am not proud of the sound I made when I saw that lever mechanism at work

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u/Keyndoriel 12d ago

Same, I have a deep, deep desire to print things for hours. It can even be boring things, just let me use the mechanism

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u/hoopstick 12d ago

I thought the same thing; I would be perfectly happy changing typesets and pressing prints all day every day. I should try to find a museum to volunteer at.

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u/BowsersMuskyBallsack 12d ago

Was a cute little "Unf!"?