Becky,

Try some of the film negative marking pens in the archival catalogues.

Tim
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Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, NC  28401-4731
Phone: (910) 341-4350 ext. 3011
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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)
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