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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Jessa,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Interesting to read that you are all using cotton string. We use Barbour linen thread for everything:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.preservationequipment.com/Catalogue/Conservation-Materials/Thread-and-twine/Barbour-100-Pure-Linen-Thread">Barbour 100% Pure Linen Thread - Preservation Equipment Ltd</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We use the 25/3 50g spool. It remains firm after exposure to liquid which makes it easy to work with even when wet. I don’t know whether it is available in the US. We have a couple of local sellers in Australia.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">David Stemmer</span></i><br>
<b>Collection Manager, Mammals</b><br>
<b>South Australian Museum</b> <br>
North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 <br>
Tel +61 (0)8 8207 7531, Mobile +61 (0)421 754 848<br>
<span style="color:#2F5496"><a href="mailto:David.Stemmer@samuseum.sa.gov.au"><span style="color:blue">David.Stemmer@samuseum.sa.gov.au</span></a> <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Watters, Jessa L.<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 16 December 2022 7:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Fluid specimen string?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jessa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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