Joe

We have never had any luck with white ink pens -- the ink simply has no consistency and often comes out like skim milk.  We have found that nib pens work best if you carefully control the consistency of bottled white ink by diluting with a little water.  It is a pain in the butt, but if you stockpile most of your darker objects that require white ink, a seasoned volunteer can do them in a batch.  Once the consistency is correct, and the nib is a good one, it will go quickly.

Bob Genheimer
George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45203
513-455-7161


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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Joe
Dent
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:56 AM
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Subject: Artifact Labeling


List folks:

A simple question in regard to labeling artifacts (for example, green bottle
glass) with white ink on clear base....  Is there a particular brand of
white ink that works better than others?  And by using white ink is one back
in the age of pen holders and nibs?  In other words are there any Micron or
Micron-like pens available with white ink?  Thanks for any help you can
offer.  Please, in your charity no reply with the word rapidograph in it....

Joe Dent
American University 


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