[NHCOLL-L:2313] Re: Alcohol resistant printer cartridges

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Richard

The only supplier of this sort of thing that I am aware of was Charlie Chapman at Automated Office Products in Maryland, USA but they have since gone out of business.

I would like to suggest that you look into thermal transfer printers that are the new age of label printers for collections.

Take a look at www.alphasystemsva.com and click on the museum tag icon on the left.  This printer will print almost indestructible labels onto polyester material that is both alcohol and formalin proof i.e. is not affected by either and does not release anything into the alcohol.  The printer will cost you about $1300 while the media works out at about 10c per label about 2 inches by 4 inches.

I would be happy to supply you with any further information (or samples of our labels) you require.

All the best

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Rego [mailto:mummichog at naisp.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:44 PM
To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:2312] Re: Alcohol resistant printer cartridges

Hello all,

    I am in the process of seeking out alcohol (ETOH/Isopropyl) proof
printer cartridges for printing labels to be immersed in alcohol in a
preserved fishes/herp collection.  Does anyone have a current supplier of
this type of product?  Dot matrix or laser printer...it doesn't matter.  Any
help would be appreciated.

R.J. Rego