[NHCOLL-L:5304] RE: Sealing wet collection jars

Fri Feb 25 15:31:20 EST 2011

Please keep in mind that Kols is not a manufacturer, but one of a number 
of distributors, any of which can provide the lids with liners described 
and provide you with competitive prices.

Cheers,    H.J.

Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote:
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> Ashley, Judith
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> Just as a comparison, I have had a label test going on a windows ledge 
> here in our museum (testing Alpha Systems polyester labels fort fading 
> and yellowing) that have been exposed to all sorts of temperature and 
> humidity fluctuations over the 6 or 7 years that they have been there 
> and I have not seen any fluid loss from these jars in that time.  The 
> Kols containers are extremely well sealing and durable and should not 
> require any additional sealing mechanism.  I would think the tape must 
> be very time consuming to apply to every jar in a collection?
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> *From:* owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu 
> [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Judith Price
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:19 AM
> *To:* AshleyH at cctexas.com; NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [NHCOLL-L:5285] RE: Sealing wet collection jars
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> Ashley
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> I guess you’re finding out we’re all about specifics here. Hang on, 
> I’ve got another:
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> You mention using a polypropylene sealing tape, but not which product 
> or how you applied it. We still use the tape recommended by my 
> colleagues Steigerwald and Laframboise (1996) in Collection Forum. 
> It’s the first article here:
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> http://140.247.98.87/files/1996_12_02.pdf
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> Unfortunately they don’t mention that the tape must be applied at some 
> tension in order to optimize the seal. We also now use two turns (plus 
> a slight overlap) on each jar. I can vouch for the tape applied this 
> way: we have jars that were sealed 15 years ago that still have no 
> observable fluid loss. A pretty big improvement over topping each jar 
> once a year!
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> The tape is no longer a 3M product but is available here:
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> manufacturer:  SpecTape, Inc. http://www.spectape.com/
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> SpecTape, #ST-408.   Transparent polypropylene coated with an 
> acrylic-based, extremely aggressive adhesive.  Tests performed at the 
> Canadian Museum of Nature showed that this tape significantly reduces 
> the evaporation of alcohol from storage containers when used to seal 
> the jar-lid junction.  Available in rolls 2.0 ml thick.
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> uses:  Seal the jar-lid junction of containers for fluid-preserved 
> specimens to reduce evaporation of alcohol.
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> supplier:  Contact SpecTape, Inc. for distributors.
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> I hope this helps, but please contact me if I can be of further 
> assistance.
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> Judith
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> Judith C. Price
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> *From:* owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu 
> [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Ashley Henderson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:46 PM
> *To:* NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [NHCOLL-L:5277] Sealing wet collection jars
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> Hi Everyone,
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> I am searching for a supply to seal the jar lids in our wet 
> collection.  I purchased polypropylene sealing tape that is 
> advertised for use with wet collections.  However, it has proven about 
> as effective as wrapping scotch tape around the lids.  The lids were 
> previously sealed with what appears to be very thin paraffin wax that 
> came in tape form.  However, I cannot find this supply.  This link has 
> an uploaded picture of the wax/tape 
> substance http://i.imgur.com/uZUlM.jpg  Does anyone out there have any 
> ideas on this or another way of sealing the lids?  Whatever I use must 
> go on the exterior of the jars because many of the jars have a plug 
> type lid.  Thanks in advance!
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> Ashley Henderson
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> Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
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