Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for the manual block printing of multicolor images upon an article to be printed, wherein the article is inserted between a printer base and a generally rectangular housing having means to yieldably urge said housing onto the base, a pair of guide members adjustably secured onto the printer base for registration and alignment of a corner of the article receiving the image, and a printer having a tray holder, a printing tray received on said tray holder and having a recess on its underside to receive a rubber cushion with the image thereon, and a handle projecting upward to allow the operator to manually insert and remove the printer from the housing to transfer ink from an ink source to the article to be printed. A number of images are provided, each image used for a single color of ink, and the articles are repeatably aligned for transfer of each image and color of ink in turn to form the final multicolor image.