The first full week in July is National Farriers Week, a time to recognize the contribution of farriers to the equine industry. A farrier is a skilled technician that trims and balances horse and mule hooves and, if needed, shoe them as well. In honor of this week, Jared letterpress printed an image from a 125-130 year old electrotype (copy of a woodcut) from the Lewis Winter Collection. There are a lot of farrier and blacksmith related cuts made by Lewis Winter in his collection. His father was a trained blacksmith in Detroit, Michigan before migrating to California during the Gold Rush. Lewis Winter had a wood and photo engraving business at 627 J Street in Sacramento from 1888 to 1910. Much of the cuts were designed for advertising in local newspapers, magazines, and catalogs. #SacHistoryMuseum #farrierweek #farrier #farriersoftiktok #museumtok #printingpress