[Nhcoll-l] Fluid specimen string?

[Carol Spencer]

It looks like what UMMZ (Greg) and I (MVZ) use is the same thing then. I
can also send you a sample Jessa, let me know.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 12:48 PM Gregory Schneider <ges at umich.edu> wrote:

> I recommend:
> *intrinsic 100% cotton left 16/4 twist glace tex 105*
> The last time I got it was from:
> Coats American Inc
>   1-704-329-5800   I think they're in Charlotte, NC
>
>   But, you might have to call around. Also try Komar Thread in Chicago.
>
>
> Greg Schneider
> Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
> Museum of Zoology
> Research Museums Center
> 3600 Varsity Drive
> University of Michigan
> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
>
> 734 647 1927
>
> ges at umich.edu
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> www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/rep_amph/index.html
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> On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 3:37 PM Watters, Jessa L. <jwatters at ou.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am with a Herpetology fluid collection in Oklaoma. We have been using
>> the same string to tie on our specimen tags for my entire career here (both
>> field tags and catalog tags). This string was bought in bulk in Brazil in
>> the mid 2000s and is finally running low. Our current administration has no
>> contacts in South America nor any easy way to pay someone that could buy it
>> for us. I am looking for an easily sourced alternative that is as similar
>> as possible, and is definitely at least similar thickness, 100% cotton, and
>> white (photo attached of box, label, and string).
>>
>>
>>
>> Any advice? Getting a tiny sample by mail would even be amazing! (Could
>> pop a couple inches length in normal envelope and ship to my address below
>> for the price of a stamp 😊 ).
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jessa
>>
>>
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