Susan: I've had success using a copier with adjustable contrast. Under some conditions, the copier will 'bring out' the old pencil marks! Best, Walter > > In going through collections from archaeological work done in the > fifties I've discovered some really faint pencilled comments giving > provenience information. They're pretty much illegible because they're > written on old crinkled 10# paper grocery sacks. Is there a good (i.e. > cheap, quick) way to recover the info? Thanks in advance. SM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > Dr. Susan R. Martin Phone: 906 487 2366 > Program in Industrial History and Archaeology Fax: 906 487 2468 > Michigan Technological University e-mail: [log in to unmask] > Houghton MI 49931-1295 US of A > -- Walter R. T. Witschey, Ph.D. Director, Science Museum of Virginia 2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220 Voice: (804) 367-6799, FAX (804) 367-9348 e-mail [log in to unmask]