Profile

Hello all, Gaylord used to sell artifact tags with nylon string, and this is what my museum has used to tie tags to artifacts for probably two decades now. I recently went to purchase new tags, but they only come in unbleached cotton. Is this because there are known issues with nylon? The trusty ...

Hello all, I noticed that the Abbey pH pen we've been using at my institution is marking everything except cardboard as neutral or alkaline. Printer paper, post-it notes, and note cards all appear purple. The pen predates me, so I'm guessing it's at least 7 years old. I assume it has expired, but ...

Hi Kasey, If I have an artifact with a particularly interesting but obscured detail that I want to draw attention to, I will often take a high-quality photo of that section before the artifact goes on exhibit. I then add the image (with heightened contrast if needed) to the artifact's label. This ...

Greetings, My institution has relied on Gaylord to supply 1/8" polyethylene foam for many years. I noticed that their supplier for the foam is Uline which concerned me because Uline states that their foam is "not archival safe". We use this foam to line shelves and pack artifacts in storage. Would ...