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 [log in to unmask]