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Re: Shoelaces as Objects
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Diane Gutenkauf <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:17:50 -0400
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Maybe I missed it, but did anyone suggest marking them like other textiles?
Typically textiles are labeled with sew on tags. That's how I'd do it. 

Diane Gutenkauf

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:46:37 -0400, Simpson, Monica
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Elizabeth:
>
>Thanks for the info.  Can you tell me your source for purchasing the
>Millennium Pen?
>
>Monica
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Elizabeth
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 9:39 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Shoelaces as Objects
>
>
>Light impressions, University Supplies, and Hollinger sell archival
>photo pens 
>that I use when writing on typically non-porus surfaces that need a
>thick line (mylar, poly, etc).  I don't know how they'll hold up to the
>water test, but it 
>may be worth a try.  
>
>For really fine stuff, I had used Micron pens, but my new favorite is
>the 
>Millennium Pen.  It's a felt-tip, acid free, waterproof, light fast,
>fade proof, 
>non-bleeding made by Kuretake Co. Ltd (I have it sitting in front of
>me).  It 
>comes in lots of widths, but I really like the 005 (I think that's .5
>mm).
>
>Typically though, all of our lables have no risk of contact with other
>artifacts 
>because of bags, label covers, or other buffers.  
>
>Also, the Museum Tech before me used primarily Sharpie or Micron pens.
>
>-Elizabeth Cahill
>
>Elizabeth Cahill
>Museum Technician, Cultural Resources
>Great Smoky Mountains National Park
>107 Park Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg TN 37738
>ph: 865.430.0340
>fx: 865.436.1220
>
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