[Nhcoll-l] Dennison small tags

[Sam Sweet]

Like most everyone who did not plan far enough ahead, I am nearly out of 
the 17x6 mm oval punched tag formerly made by Dennison. Variously known 
and used as field tags, skull tags or cleared-and-stained tags, these 
little items were ideal -- the right size, good quality paper, and with 
rounded edges that did not catch specimens or label strings. We all 
bought all we could get when they were discontinued. I have periodically 
searched for replacement tags with no luck at all, and eventually 
contacted Rick Bloniasz of TLS Printing in New Hampshire.

Rick informs me that his company is interested in recreating the 
Dennison tag (or one of the same width but ~5 mm longer), but they have 
found that machining the stamping die is pretty expensive. He would like 
to be assured that there is a market for these tags before deciding 
whether to proceed. In that context, may I ask the community if your 
institutions would want to purchase such tags, either

(a) original dimensions, 17x6 mm with 1 mm hole 1 mm inset, rounded ends, or

(b) 22x6 mm, same otherwise.

Sam Sweet

Curator of Herpetology

Cheadle Center, U C. Santa Barbara

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