I am posting this to the list since it may have a more
          general appeal.
 
          Laura Phillips had requested a source for curation-quality
          ink.  The #10 issue of Curation Newsletter (published by the
          American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) has
          an article by Jeff Williams concerning one source.  The
          address is:      Charles Chapman
                           Automated Office Products, Inc.
                           9700-A Martin Luther King, Jr. Hwy.
                           Lanham, MD  20706
                           Ph.: 800-673-8553
 
          The Smithsonian, California Academy of Sciences, and others
          have been using these ribbons for several years and are
          quite happy with their performance.  The quality control is
          sometimes spotty, but if you get a cartridge that bleeds,
          just send it back and they will replace it.  I do not
          believe that they have a complete selection of printer
          ribbons, but if you send them a minimum of six used
          cartridges, they can re-ink them.  The labels produced with
          these ribbons on our old EPSON LQ-1500 can go right into 70%
          ethanol without any bleeding.
 
          Dave Catania
          Collection Manager
          Dept. of Ichthyology
          California Academy of Sciences
 
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