You might try using low power red pen or keychain-type lasers which can be
bought very cheaply these days -- I've seen them on special from time to
time for $7 to $9 in various surplus catalogs (e.g. American Science &
Surplus, Jameco, Herbach & Rademan, etc.). Depending on the talent of your
design and installation team, you could make the exhibit not only harmless
to your artifacts, but interactive so that you could have a patron touch a
button, and the appropriate laser would highlight the feature.
At probably a total of $15 to $20 per highlight including labor, your
budget should allow for a rather large amount of highlighting in this
manner...
Though I don't know how many highlights you will need.
At issue, of course, is whether or not the laser light would harm the
bones. I don't know for sure, but considering that these types of lasers
use very low power light (around 650 nm), I would doubt that they would be
harmful. Should research just in case.
Good luck,
Satre Stuelke
NY, NY
At 2:36 PM -0400 7/21/01, you wrote:
>
>
>We are refreshing our (human) bone pathology exhibit on a budget of
>$5,000. Our designer would like to somehow highlight, on the bones, the
>physical features described in the labels. Colored dots, the kind you can
>buy at a stationery store, were mentioned as an option, but I am very
>leery of the adhesive and paper used in commercial brands. I am willing
>to make our own dots, if someone can provide suggestions for a fully
>reversible adhesive. Better yet, are there any ideas on how to do this
>without physically touching the objects?
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