Velcro makes a lot of sense actually, as the adhesives in the tape will
eventually turn to crap and the sign may fall.....  although some to think
of it you have to hold the Velcro on with adhesives also....


ed sharpe archivist for smecc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Clewell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Attaching labels


> Wendy and all --
> A similar method is to use Velcro instead of the double-stick tape.
Staple
> one half of the Velcro to the wall -- adhere the other half to the back of
> the label.  The Velcro also allows for re-positioning the label if you
don't
> get it level the first time -- which double-stick tape doesn't let you do.
> --Kathy Clewell
> Registrar
> Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
> 219 S. Palm Canyon Drive
> Palm Springs, CA  92262
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Wendy Watson
> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Attaching labels
>
>
> A method recommended to us by Clifford LaFontaine (NY exhibition designer)
> is very easy and very kind to walls:  You use a staple gun to adhere
> either a piece of paper or matboard to the wall, then use double-stick
> tape (like white rug-tape) to stick the label itself to the paper.
> Removing them leaves only the tiny holes of the staples.  If you use
> strips of matboard, the label applied atop it stands slightly away from
> the wall, which looks very nice, but if you prefer no shadow lines, simply
> use a thinner piece of paper.
>
> We had tried just about *everything* else before Clifford gave us this
> siimply method.
>
>
>
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