Phyllis You can buy special marking pens at Light Impressions so that you can write numbers on the negatives. That way you can have a unique number for each roll. Maureen Taylor author of Preserving Your Family Photographs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Cloyd" <pcloyd@earthlink.net> To: <VINTAGE-PHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [VINTAGE-PHOTOS] marking neg strips > Bill -- > > My film is already cut into short strips. But the staple thing may work. > Perhaps I could even find some archival tape that would stick to the edge of the > strip so that I could put a number on that. > > I'll check with my photo lab to see if this would interfere in any way when I > need more copies printed. > > Thanks for your suggestions > > Phyllis > > Billy Covey wrote: > > > Phyllis: > > > > I am sure you will not find that sort of marking. You can staple a tab onto > > the film strip and number it with pen or something on the tab. Each film > > strip is normally cut into shorter sections when developed. They are then > > placed in an envelope. If you leave it in one long strip you will end up > > rolling the film up and thus damaging it. My developing quipment is up in > > the attic and hasn't been used in years but when I did use it, I kept the > > film in a waxlike paper and filed it by numbers and dates on the paper > > envelope. You can buy the envelopes in any photo supply house. > > > > Bill Covey > > Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz > > http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html > > www.1stBooks.com/bookview/3857 > > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > > > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kburnet@efortress.com > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ============================== > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > ==== VINTAGE-PHOTOS Mailing List ==== > We have over 223 members of the Vintage-Photos Mailing List. Posting back > to the list helps the whole group, not just one person. If we work as a team, > we'll succeed as a team. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >