[Nhcoll-l] Labelling of alcohol-preserved specimens

[Pamela Horsley]

I'm glad this has been raised again as it's always an important question.

Andy - do you know of any other material that can be used as ribbon for
thermal transfer printers, other than the spun bound polyester? I am
specifically concerned about the likelihood that this material, as it is
fairly "sharp", will cut through soft bodied specimens. Have you run into
this with fish or anything else? I will be working mainly with scorpions
and sea anemones.

Also, has anyone had any experience using teslin paper in collections? This
is an option that I am looking into as it is a softer "paper", but it is to
be used with laser printers (a no-no, I know), but I have heard of some
people using this with laser printers and having success. I've also heard
that this paper can affect the pH in smaller vials of ethanol. Any insights?

Thanks so much for your insights!

Pam

Pamela Horsley

Scientific Assistant, Invertebrate Zoology

The American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79th Street

New York, New York 10024

(212) 769-5614

phorsley at amnh.org



On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>wrote:

>  Jessica, Marta****
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> The system of choice now for wet collections appears to be thermal
> transfer printing using a thermal transfer printer and spun bound polyester
> labels.  We have been using such a system for about 10 years now in our wet
> collections and have had very good results so far – no yellowing,
> britteling, fading or any other physical signs or aging on the labels or
> print.  The thermal transfer printers have come down in price substantially
> lately making such a system affordable to most.  Alpha Systems in Virginia
> sells a “museum solution” which consists of a Datamax thermal transfer
> printer, media (4 inch wide, 600 foot long roll of spun bound polyester)
> and ribbon (wax/resin composite) which is now used by numerous collections
> around the world.****
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> I would be happy to send you pdf’s of printer specs, pricing from Alpha
> Systems and an article I wrote for the SPNHC newsletter if you are
> interested.  I can also send you samples of labels to look at.****
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> *From:* nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:
> nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Utrup, Jessica
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 03, 2013 7:53 AM
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> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Labelling of alcohol-preserved specimens****
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> Hello dear colleagues,****
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> An old question: best system for labeling of alcohol-preserved specimens:
> inks, printers, papers... Any new answers/solutions? We still use manual
> system with Indian ink on bill paper, this is secure but labored. Any
> mechanized system more efficient and long term reliable?****
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> Thank you
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