Hi Emily,
When I was involved in a collection review we would tag items with yellow merchandise tags (the ones with strings) so that the accession number and any other information could be seen easily and move with the object without being permenant or damaging the object. For instance, if we needed to tag a chair we would write the accession number on both sides of the tag and string it to the chair back or legs. We would also give temporary accession numbers (ie. T.2018.3.29) to keep track of everything in a database before it got an official accession number.
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-28-2019 01:43 PM
From: Emily Tipton
Subject: Temporary Identification Methods
Hi all,
I am currently working on inventorying a collection of objects that have not been accessed yet. Does anyone have any good tips or ideas for temporarily fixing ID numbers and labels to the items? Ideally I want something that can travel with the piece as we move it around, but can also be removed without damaging the condition of the item.
Thanks!
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Emily Tipton
Curator of Collections & Archivist
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum
Vista, CA
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