[Nhcoll-l] Best pen for tough spot labels

Fri Jan 16 12:37:40 EST 2015

You may also be interested in reading through an article by Amy Davidson,
Samantha Alderson, and Marilyn Fox. You will find some good pointers on
labeling technique and excellent illustrations.  It's a great go to
reference when training  students or volunteers to label specimens.  The
article has a paleontological focus, but the principles would transfer to
other disciplines.  We've had good results using the white acrylic paint as
a base with Pigma pens for writing on plastic vial caps and corks.

Link to article by Davidson etal:
Assembling an Archival Marking Kit for Paleontological Specimens
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Cheers,

VRR

Vanessa R. Rhue
Assistant Collections Manager
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Tel. (213) 763-3248
Fax (213) 746-7431
www.nhm.org

On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 9:10 AM, John E Simmons <simmons.johne at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Paul's advice is good, but I don't recommend using White-Out because most
> of the brands available are not archivally stable. Instead, use a good
> conservation-approved acrylic base such as:
>
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> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 11:54 AM, Callomon,Paul <prc44 at drexel.edu> wrote:
>
>>  If the vials have phenolic (black hard plastic) caps, you should get
>> good results by sanding them lightly, coating them with white-out and
>> writing on them with Pigma pens. This is a standard geology technique, and
>> lasts for at least several decades.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:
>> nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Elder, Leanne
>> *Sent:* Friday, January 16, 2015 10:08 AM
>> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
>> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Best pen for tough spot labels
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Does anyone use microtube tough-spots (by diversified biotech) to put
>> labels on the tops of 1 dram vials? I tried archival ink pens but they
>> smear, and sharpie is slowly fading. I was hoping for a suggestion on what
>> to use to write on them. Alternatively does anyone have a preferred small
>> circle label for vials that does work with archival ink pens?
>>
>> Thanks so much for the help.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>> Leanne
>>
>>
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