[Nhcoll-l] Reading fadded/scratched off ink?

[Frable, Benjamin]

Hi all,

I am processing some older samples and am encountering a lot with faded pen ink or old type-written with the characters falling off the label. I can see that there is still evidence of the other characters, but cannot make some of them out. Does anyone have any recommendations for this such as a using a blacklight or some other sort of light/method to read the ink?

Please let me know!

Ben Frable

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Ben Frable
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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