Thank you all for your help!
There's an article in the book "Collection Conundrums" that says Education
Collections need permanent markings that are different than those used with
the Permanent Collection. However, I agree with the person below. I'm leery
of anything "permanent" and any kind of painted number will flake off, not to
mention that would be the same kind of marking as Permanent Collection items.
I'm wondering if maybe there is some sort of semi-permanent pen that would
last but could still be removed if necessary. Of course, if there was, we'd
probably be using it on Permanent Collection objects. As of now, I'm going
to use an archival permanent pen to mark textiles. With metal objects such
as buttons, medals, etc., I am using acryloid, simply because I haven't come
up with anything better.
Thanks again,
Lisa
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Of Sabrina Henneman
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:16 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Marking Education Collection Items
How does one deal with items that might, in the course of use, not maintain a
number painted on? I am loathe to get a dremmel and cut numbers into cooking
pots, wooden cooking utensils, blacksmithing equipment, etc. but are there no
good alternatives? High heat paint? (But that only comes in black, doesn't
it?) We also have a large site with multiple buildings, so it can't be
assumed that stuff will stay in a building and therefore easily be tracked.
At the same time, old numbers on permanent collection items sometimes flake
off (disturbingly often), and we can't assume if it has no number, it is safe
to use.
Sabrina Henneman
Collections Registrar
Genesee Country Museum
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Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Marking Education Collection Items
We enter our Demonstration Collection props into our tracking software using
the same numbering system that we use for our permanent collections, but
designating the collection as Demonstration. This collection is composed of
items that are either reproductions or duplicates easily replaced, or
sufficiently durable (like a railroad spike) that significant damage is
unlikely. Because these items are Museum property, we track them in our
system just like other artifacts.
If you need to have a mark physically on the artifact, a simple letter prefix
to the registration number, like E for Education, or D for Demonstration,
should suffice. We mark solid objects with an archival ink or painted number
over a contrasting acrylic paint stripe sealed with clear fingernail polish.
For textile artifacts we use archival ink on a strip of cotton tape attached
to the item with a couple of basting stitches (this is lap work that some of
our older female volunteers really enjoy doing).
Don Long
Curator
The Museum of Ashe County History, Inc.
PO Box 1404
Jefferson, NC 28640
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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:42 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Marking Education Collection Items
Hi,
I'm just wondering what everyone else does to mark Education Collection
items. We have everything from uniforms to mess kits to patches that need to
be marked. I don't want to spend much time on marking but at the same time
can't really come up with good ways that are quick and different from the
ways we mark our Permanent Collection items.
Thanks,
Lisa Foster
Museum Registrar
Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
Building 850
Camp Shelby, MS 39407
601-558-2337
601-558-2377 - fax
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