There is a new 6 part documentary called “The American Revolution” by Ken Burns premiering on PBS on November 16th at 8pm! Because the printing press was such a vital part of mass communication at the time of the Revolution, we here in the print shop at the Sacramento History Museum are inspired to use the same style of printing of the era to get the word out about the program. In this video, Jared discussed the program and letterpress printed “The American Revolution by Ken Burns November 16, 2025” all set in the Caslon typeface, which was the most common typeface in the 1700s in the American Colonies. Below the text is an image of a wooden common press, which was the type of press at the time of the American Revolution. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. #americanrevolution #pbs #typography #sachistorymuseum #sacramento #museum #printing #letterpress #printingpress #history #oldsacramento #printmaking