Subject: Paper for wet collections
We are searching for a paper stock which will withstand submersion in water and 70% ethyl alcohol solutions. This is to be used to make field tags for vertebrate specimens, thus the paper must be strong enough to withstand having a small hole punched in it and a string tied though it to attach it to the specimen. Our previous supply of an unknown but very durable paper is exhausted, and our Printing Service is recommending that we try Strathmore Museum Board, 2 ply (0.0305"+/- 0.015"), 100% cotton fiber, acid free, buffered with 2% calcium carbonate. Does anyone have experience with this paper in fluids? The available weights of the proven Byron-Weston Resistal paper are too thin for our purposes (though we use this paper for labels inside jars). Also, our Printing Service is now using soybean ink. Has anyone used soybean based inks in fluid? Any observations, ideas, or advice will be appreciated. John Simmons Division of Herpetology Museum of Natural History University of Kansas *** Conservation DistList Instance 7:12 Distributed: Monday, July 19, 1993 Message Id: cdl-7-12-002 ***Received on Wednesday, 14 July, 1993