Field tag find

The following from the ASIH Subcommittee on Supplies and Resources:

The University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology, Division of Reptiles & Amphibians, has purchased 100,000 prenumbered field tags from

Allen Bailey Tag and Label Company
One Main Street
Whitinsville MA 01588 USA
Sales Rep. Lilian Larrabee
1.800.724.1069
1.800.836.4074 FAX

Greg Schneider reports that they are satisfied with the quality and recommends these tags to any museum collection.

These sequentially numbered tags are 1-1/4 X 5/16 inches, hole punched with a 1/8 inch diameter hole. They are printed on Forbon (10 point thickness) with permanent ink. (See NHCOLL list archives for description of Forbon paper.) Tags can be printed on both sides, come in rolls or fan-folded strips with perforations. The company will pre-tie these tags with specified thread...and this will keep many field assistants happy. The tags and the printing hold up in ethanol, formalin, glycerin and water.

Greg Schneider (UMMZ Herpetology) has investigated the tag problem since National Tag Co.(Paxar Corp.), Ohio (the usual source) failed to produce the quality product they had offered in the past. The Allen Bailey Tag has proved satisfactory not only for the UMMZ but for Louisiana State University, California Academy of Sciences, and the Illinois Natural History Survey.

The company will send samples if you are interested. Contact Ms. Larrabee the sales rep for further information.

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Alexandra M. Snyder
Museum of Southwestern Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131 USA

amsnyder@unm.edu
PH 505.277.6005/5130
FAX 505.277.0304