Definitely don't use the stationary store dots.  The glue fails fairly
quickly (months to a couple of years), the dot falls off, and leaves a
stain.

1. Mark the bone with the stuff paleontologists use for numbering on
fossils.  It must be reversible.

2. Put a photograph or drawing with your label, and mark on the photograph
the structures you want to point out.

Robin K Panza                         [log in to unmask]
Collection Manager, Section of Birds          ph:  412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History       fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4008  USA

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From: Margaret Lyman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]



We are refreshing our (human) bone pathology exhibit on a budget of $5,000.
Our designer would like to somehow highlight, on the bones, the physical
features described in the labels.  Colored dots, the kind you can buy at a
stationery store, were mentioned as an option, but I am very leery of the
adhesive and paper used in commercial brands.  I am willing to make our own
dots, if someone can provide suggestions for a fully reversible adhesive.
Better yet, are there any ideas on how to do this without physically
touching the objects?

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