> Object is too small (apparently) to number. Object gets put in small > bag with number on bag. Object then goes on exhibit, sans bag. Object > is stolen off exhibit. How do you then prove ownership in the > unlikely event the object is recovered? (Enterprising thieves may indeed > try to erase the number on small object, but in my experience, you never > entirely remove the evidence.) > >Something additional to consider . . . We have very few objects too small to number. The bag would serve the same purpose as a tie-on tag - and in this case as a vehicle for the bar-code label. I am well aware of the propensity for objects to get shed of their numbers at the slightest excuse and go off to party together in the nude, incognito. Anne Lane Curatorial Assistant Museum of York County 4621 Mt. Gallant Road Rock Hill, SC 29732-9905 803-329-2121 ext 122 * [log in to unmask]