>I have seen labels written in what appears to be india ink, on a variety
>of paper qualities and contained in formalin and ethanol, which have
>maintained their integrity very well over periods of up to several
>decades - one batch i curated into a local collection dated to the 1930s
>and was quite easily read.  That said, paper selection is at least as
>important as ink (archival-type paper can be obtained from many
>scientific supply companies): i've also seen labels which have virtually
>disintegrated over a period of less than a decade!!
>
>From the gentle clime of early fall in New Scotland,
>Joseph Ross Mayhew .

Green ones last best of all, eh, Ross?
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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