[Nhcoll-l] Labels

Mon Mar 30 11:34:48 EDT 2015

I'm experimenting with acetone-based paint markers right now - the solvent should etch the plastic slightly, making the marking more durable. Most of the archival marking technologies on the market these days are deliberately designed to be "reversible", which is not what I want!

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Pellegrini, Rodrigo
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 10:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels

This is also what we use. We have switched to PP lids, and of course have a thermal transfer label in the jar, but for ease of sorting and finding we label the white lids with a black industrial sharpie, and the black lids with a silver sharpie. We've been doing it since 2007. So far, so good.

Rod

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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Opitz, Cindy
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We've had good experience with lid-top number-labeling using Sharpies directly on the lids-black on light-colored lids, and silver on black lids. I have yet to meet a white (non-China) marker or paint pen that really works (anyone else?). The China markers seem to smudge more readily, and the "permanent markers" are easy to touch up if the numbers are exposed to fluids. (We also have historic labels inside jars-the lid-top numbers are just for ease of locating specimens on a shelf without lifting up every jar and peering at internal labels, as others have said.)

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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Rob Robins
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Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Labels

Paul,
Somewhat ironically, I suppose, it appears they are or were a Sharpie product (See below).

An indirect benefit? These devices are useful for separating your peers into separate clades. Those who know how to properly-peel off the outer wrapping to expose more of a writing tip and those who do not. Quite funny to observe, actually. :)

Rob

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From: Callomon,Paul [mailto:prc44 at drexel.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 9:23 AM
To: Rob Robins; Dirk Neumann
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Subject: RE: [Nhcoll-l] Labels

Hi Rob,

That looks good, close to what we would like. One problem we are finding is that while medical tape sticks very well to phenolic resin lids, our recent batches of PP lids seem to randomly reject it. I suspect this is because the factory is using a mold release agent, either sprayed into the mold or added to the plastic itself. Writing directly onto the plastic gets around that. Can you tell me the details of the white and colored pencils you're using?

PC

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
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