[Nhcoll-l] colour laser printer for cardstock?
Dirk Neumann
dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de
Thu Jun 2 11:29:52 EDT 2016
Hi William,
this is just a perfect summary of what came out in the KUR-Project in
Berlin - sadly the results are available only in German;
the colleagues there decided to go for a high quality paper (rag or
cotton paper was too expensive).
All the best
Dirk
Am 02.06.2016 um 17:09 schrieb William Shepherd:
>
> Hello,
>
> I can finally contribute to this listserv!
>
> My background is as a conservator and interspersed
> with collections management. I have worked a bit with wet specimens
> but not to the extent of most of the people on this listserv. I’ve
> been learning a lot from everyone here! If you’re going with paper
> over a polyester label you want to use a high quality acid-free,
> lignin-free paper. These can be purchased from a few different
> suppliers such as Carr McLean, University Products, Gaylord Archival,
> and I believe Brodart. I didn’t check each company so I can’t confirm
> if they currently carry on option but I’ve ordered high quality paper
> from one or two before. Your most stable is a cotton or rag paper.
> There are made without wood/tree materials and are known to last for a
> long time without deterioration. Claims of 100-300 years are not
> uncommon. They are considered the top archival papers; however, you
> pay for it. Sometimes these or others are marketed as ‘permanent
> paper’, this is generally a sign of good quality but there’s no laws
> around someone calling any type of paper that so make sure it’s from a
> reputable archival supplier. You may find some at your local office
> supply store, just make sure it is what they say.
>
> If the labels are going in the preserving fluid I’d go with polyester
> but if they are staying dry paper ones should be fine I would think.
> You would just need to adhere it to the jar/canister with an archival
> adhesive that won’t dry out or let go and leave you with a bunch of
> labels floating around your shelf.
>
> William Shepherd
>
> Collections Officer
>
> Swift Current Museum
>
> 44 Robert Street West
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> Swift Current, Saskatchewan
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> Phone: 306-778-4815
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> *From:*nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *Dirk Neumann
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 02, 2016 8:42 AM
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] color laser printer for cardstock?
>
> Hi Bill,
> hi Andy,
>
> well, the answer is not that easy, I guess. The paper conservators
> recommended laser printing with high quality toner for dry labels. As
> Andy said, this surely does not work for fluid labels.
>
> Also, as printing is always the combination of printer (imprinting
> method) and printing medium (quality of the paper or cardstock), there
> might be different results. It would surely be worth to target for
> archival quality of the paper or cardstock, but you have to keep in
> mind that this archival "standard" only applies for the top and bottom
> layer of the sheet, but not for the pulp in between.
>
> It might be worth to contact paper conservators or libraries, to
> figure out what paper or cardstock they could recommend, and then
> check for a suited printer (maybe there is some experience in archival
> dry labels in libraries).
>
> So no direct answer to your question, I am afraid, but I hope it helps
>
> Dirk
>
> Am 02.06.2016 um 15:27 schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles:
>
> Bill
>
> Laser printers do not produce archival labels and are temporary at
> best. I would suggest that you invest in a thermal transfer
> printer that prints onto spun bound polyester with SDR ribbon – a
> system that wet collections have been using for some time now and
> that produces long lasting, “permanent”, indestructible labels.
> See attached. Happy to send you some samples labels to evaluate
> if it will help.
>
> Andy
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> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of *William
> F. Simpson
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:02 AM
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu <mailto:nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] color laser printer for cardstock?
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for a color laser printer
> which can handle 67lb cardstock for specimen labels? In
> particular, the fuser should be able to fuse the ink well.
>
> Thanks!
> Bill
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