Hi Amanda:
I used a caligraphy pen and India ink at my last place of employment.  As someone mentioned before, if your second layer is mixed correctly you shouldn't have any problems.  Good luck!

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Hi Amanda - The problem might be with your top coat, not the pen.  Sometimes if there's too much solvent in the solution the top coat will erase the ink rather than covering it.  I had this problem with top coat I bought from University Products a few years ago.  The stuff I bought from the Northern States Conservation Center works well though.  I've been told you can mix your own base and top coats too (although I haven't tried it myself).

Lindsey Richardson
Curator of Collections
Boston Children's Museum
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA  02210
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Fax 617 426 2589
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amanda Dyer
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] numbering in pencil?

Hello All:

I'm having trouble finding an archival black pen that won't smear when a top coat of clear B-72 is applied when numbering an artifact. Can anyone give any reasons why I shouldn't use a pencil to apply the number between the barrier layers?

Thanks,
Amanda


Amanda Thompson Dyer

Curator

Bell County Museum

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P.O. Box 1381

Belton, TX 76513

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