From the very beginnings of the academic discipline, epigraphists studying greek and latin inscriptions used squeezes to build up a collection of reference material that could be studied remotely, easy to handle. These molded facsimiles, Faithfull reproduction of the materiality of the writing, are essential for producing critical epigraphic editions.The article explores the practical aspects of making and using squeezes, explains the reasons for their success, and shows how new technologies make it possible to transpose epigraphists' working methods into the digital realm, enhancing them and thus transforming this scientific documentation into a new research corpus that can be used for that can be explored for future scholarship.