This is usually known as spike tape or glow tape (the latter is
phosphorescent so it can be seen by stage hands during set changes).  It
works quite well but can be expensive. Shop around a little to get the best
price, or try to buy directly from the manufacturer--you'd be surprised at
what some houses get away with charging.  --Kathy Mancuso

On Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:16:26 -0700, Elizabeth Newman <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Check with theater supply stores.  They have tape that
>you can use to mark stages (wooden included).  The
>tape stays put until it is time to take it up, then
>leaves no marks when you pull it up.  It is the only
>kind of tape I've come across that has the necessary
>qualities!
>Good luck!
>
>Elizabeth Newman
>
>--- Cheryl Brookshear <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> As part of an exhibit I am planning I would like to
>> create a temporary
>> hopscotch gird on a wood floor.  This needs to last
>> a couple of months
>> and then needs to come up.  My first inclination is
>> to use tape.  Can
>> anyone recommend a tape that would last a couple of
>> months but come up
>> off the floor with minimal fuss?  The other
>> consideration is cost, of
>> course, this is a very small (2 person) museum.
>> Thank you for your recommendations,
>> Cheryl Brookshear
>> Curator of Education
>> Hearthstone Historic House Museum
>>
>>
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