[NHCOLL-L:3422] RE: marking amber

[Joy Irving]

Dear Beth,

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you mean by your query, but we use 
Paraloid B.72 to apply very small printed paper labels (printed directly 
from the specimens database) bearing the accession number and name of the 
institution, and then place in the most inoffensive position on the amber.  
We just follow the instructions on the tube, in that we place glue on the 
paper label and also on the amber, separately, leave to dry, so that there 
is a good surface to attach to, and also so that the printer ink does not 
run, and then glue the two surfaces together.

Hope this is helpful!

Joy Irving.
Dept. of Mineralogy,
Oxford University Museum of Natural History,
Parks Road,
Oxford.
OX1 3PW
U.K.


>From: "Beth Copeland" <bcopeland at hmns.org>
>Reply-To: bcopeland at hmns.org
>To: <NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu>
>Subject: [NHCOLL-L:3421] marking amber
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:04:21 -0500
>
>Any suggestions on how best to apply catalog numbers to amber specimens?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>Beth Copeland
>
>Collections
>
>The Houston Museum of Natural Science
>
>One Hermann Circle Drive
>
>Houston, TX  77030-1799
>
>phone 713 639 4679
>
>fax 713 639 4767
>
>
>
>
>



>From: "Beth Copeland" <bcopeland at hmns.org>
>Reply-To: bcopeland at hmns.org
>To: <NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu>
>Subject: [NHCOLL-L:3421] marking amber
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:04:21 -0500
>
>Any suggestions on how best to apply catalog numbers to amber specimens?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>Beth Copeland
>
>Collections
>
>The Houston Museum of Natural Science
>
>One Hermann Circle Drive
>
>Houston, TX  77030-1799
>
>phone 713 639 4679
>
>fax 713 639 4767
>
>
>
>
>

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