# @sachistorymuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQwfwqTEW-s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36776907-sachistorymuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/497206581f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-07T13:59:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sacramento History Museum (@sachistorymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/sachistorymuseum

## Caption

November 7th is National Fountain Pen Day! This day, observed the first Friday in November, commemorates the fountain pen which was first patented in 1884. 

For today, Howard literally put a pen to paper for this video when he letterpress printed a small photo engraving. This cut was made roughly 80 years ago and depicts a man running with a fountain pen. This was printed with red oil base ink using our Washington hand press, made in 1852.

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## Stats

- **Views:** 8,621
- **Likes:** 1,126
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- **Comments:** 21

## Tags

museum, sachistorymuseum, history, print, letterpress, pen, printing, oldsacramento, sacramento, printingpress, fountainpen, printmaking, nationalfountainpenday

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