<div dir="ltr"><div><div>I infer that these "found" specimens do not have a lot of associated provenance. Any information you have on them is precious. The labels themselves are part of the in-storage history of the specimens and should be retained in some form, even if only photodocumented before removal.<br></div>$.02 Canadian,<br></div>Steve.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Steve Halford (<a href="mailto:halford@sfu.ca" target="_blank">halford@sfu.ca</a>)<br>Museum Technician (Retired) <br>Department of Biological Sciences<br>Simon Fraser University<br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Katie Connolly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katie@cablemuseum.org" target="_blank">katie@cablemuseum.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">I have unearthed a collection of geology specimens, most being labeled with masking tape. The tape is very old… I’m guessing it has been stuck on the rocks for almost fifty years. These are old “found in the collections” type objects and now I have to catalog them and put them away in a more organized manner. Any advice on how to remove the tape, or is it best to just leave the masking tape on it? Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi","sans-serif"">Katie Connolly<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Museum Naturalist/Curator<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cable Natural History Museum<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 416<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cable, WI 54821<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">P: <a href="tel:715-798-3890%20x113" value="+17157983890" target="_blank">715-798-3890 x113</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">F: <a href="tel:715-798-3828" value="+17157983828" target="_blank">715-798-3828</a> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img src="cid:image001.png@01D0040E.564B67E0" height="90" width="625"><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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