[Nhcoll-l] Specimen Tags / Tags for Skins

[Megan King]

To all of you with experience in Zoological Collections:

Has anyone attempted to just obtain specialized paper and a custom hole punch to create their own tags for skins? I am thinking it would be awesome to have the ability to print information right on to the tags, create them however we'd like them to be and then also to be able to produce them as they are needed. Additionally this could help to lower costs for our collection.

Here are my questions:

  1.
What paper do you use for the tags?
  2.
Custom hole punch?
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Do you use eyelets to protect tags from tearing?
  3.
Pros/Cons?
  4.
String recommendations (linen, cotton, brand?).
  5.
Supplier recommendation instead.

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Megan


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