[NHCOLL-L:4277] Re: Nalgene PolyPaper

Wed Apr 1 00:36:09 EDT 2009

Hello again

Thanks to John and Ron for their thoughts.  I will contact J.L. Darling Corporation, the manufacturers of "Rite in the Rain" paper.  Has anyone used this particular paper for specimen labels successfully over a number of years?  If so, please contact me directly.  I do not want to purchase something that appears to do the job, to use it and then to find out months or years later that it does not last the test of time.

Although Nalgene no longer stocks Nalgene PolyPaper Plastic Paper (cat. # 6304-0811), they do stock Nalgene Polyolefin Plastic Paper (cat. # 6304-9811).  Although I believe that it does meet my specifications (very resistant to moisture, chemicals and tearing), unfortunately this paper does not accept pencil because it is uncoated.

Cheers

Al

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From: Ron Eng [mailto:rceng at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, 1 April 2009 1:56 AM
To: Graham, Alastair (CMAR, Hobart)
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Subject: RE: [NHCOLL-L:4270] Re: Nalgene PolyPaper

Alastair,

The "Rite in the Rain" paper is very good. I have not used it for specimen labels, but I have used it for field work (they make a variety of notebooks). I have had good experience using the paper in a laser printer.

The company is located near Seattle, Washington, and they sell direct.

http://www.riteintherain.com/

Ron

From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of John E Simmons
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:31 AM
To: Alastair.Graham at csiro.au
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Subject: [NHCOLL-L:4270] Re: Nalgene PolyPaper

You can purchase a similar spun-bonded polyethylene based label material from Polypaper and from "Rite In The Rain."  Both lines of products are carried by a variety of vendors (just Google the product names), particularly places such as Ben Meadows and Forestry Suppliers.  Some versions of polypapers are designed to be run through laser printers, but I would not try this with any plastic film that does not specifically say that it can be used with a laser printer (some will melt with the heat).

--John

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On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:25 PM, <Alastair.Graham at csiro.au> wrote:
Hello

I have been using a plastic paper (Nalgene PolyPaper Plastic Paper - cat. # 6304-0811) for more than 18 years to label preserved fish specimens stored in formaldehyde and ethanol.  This paper is spun-bonded polyethylene and is very resistant to moisture, chemicals (e.g. formaldehyde and ethanol) and tearing (allowing the attachment of the label to a specimen).  It has a special coating, which means that it can be written on with a pencil, even underwater.

Are you familiar with this particular product?  My stock is running low and I would like to purchase some more.  However, I have been told that this particular product is no longer supplied by Nalgene.  I have tried unsuccessfully to find out who actually manufactured the paper, in case they were prepared to supply the paper directly to me.

I am looking for plain paper stock.  We print either in-house for specific labels using a dot-matrix printer with an indelible ink ribbon (yes, old technology, but it works) or at a commercial printer for pre-formatted field labels (again using an indelible ink).  The Nalgene PolyPaper is 216 x 279 mm or 8-1/2 x 11 in.

I was wondering whether anyone has used Nalgene PolyPaper previously? If so, what are you using now and does it do the job?

This is a rather long shot.  Does anyone have some PolyPaper, which they are willing to sell?

If you have not used Nalgene PolyPaper, do know of another plastic paper that has similar specifications?

Thanks very much for your assistance.

Cheers

Al

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