Becky, Try some of the film negative marking pens in the archival catalogues. Tim __________________ Timothy S Bottoms Registrar Cape Fear Museum 814 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401-4731 Phone: (910) 341-4350 ext. 3011 Fax: (910) 341-4037 "Morehouse, Rebecca" <[log in to unmask]>@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM> on 07/13/2001 03:43:18 PM Please respond to Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: Subject: Archival Pens/Markers for labeling plastic bags My facility houses the state of Maryland's archaeological collections. The collections are housed in 4 mil polyethylene ziplock bags. Currently, we are labeling the provenience information on the outside of the bag with the "nasty" Sharpie markers. We have yet to find a suitable archival alternative. We even tried sticking acid-free foil backed labels with the provenience information laser printed on them, but these failed to stand up to the "extremes" tests conducted by our lead conservator (i.e. alternating high/low temperature, high/low RH). The labels began to peel and we easily removed. Has anyone else had similar problems? Has anyone found an archival black marker/pen that adequately writes on plastic? Thanks. Becky Morehouse Curator, Maryland State Highway Administration's Archaeological Collections Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum 10515 Mackall Road St. Leonard, MD 20685 410-586-8583 410-586-3643(fax) [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).