Stick on Avery labels are NOT suited for labeling artifacts because the glue eventually dries out on them, the labels fall off and leave a yellow stain on whatever they were attached to. However, when we had a particularly large collection of ceramic and glass artifacts to number at one point, we entered the required provenience numbers on the computer using the repeat button to speed things along, reduced the font size to the smallest setting we could get and then printed them out on a laser printer. The numbers were then cut apart, a stripe of Acryloid B72, an acrylic resin (clear nail polish also works for this), was then applied to the artifact with a small brush, the label set on it with the brush, and another layer of polish was then applied over the label. This turned out to give good results and the labels were quite durable though with a bit of effort they could be peeled off. The labels must be printed on a laser printer as the lettering on regular photocopies ran in the B72 solution. These tiny labels were remarkably clear even at the smallest font size and are highly superior to handwriting on small objects. However, it is a fairly labor intensive process and really only suited for large collections of artifacts. [log in to unmask] Parks Canada