I'm working on a little calendar project for next year. I love using the old dingbats that my Dad collected around the shop. I'm selecting one design and color for each month. For January, I chose this beautiful leafy flourish. I think it is especially lovely dressed in warm gray ink. I'm printing these on Claude, the table top Kelsey. He and I are just getting to know each other and I'm finding him to be quite agreeable. Today was a warmish January day (40s) so the shop was toasty once we fired up the old Peerless heater. I was happy to discover that the ink plate and rollers cleaned up nicely with mineral oil from the old bottle Dad left with me years ago. I always wondered what that was for!
