I hand write all my slides with Secureline markers and have never had any
problems except on one occassion.  I did a Holmes stain which has a
chloroform/ETOH step that dissolved all the labeling!!  Fortunately, as
this was a big project with 3 other special stains and H&E, I was able to
match up the slides. 

Connie M.

At 02:49 PM 5/17/01 +1200, Aidan Schurr wrote:
>We label our slides before staining with a solvent and stain resistant
printed label.  Any extra details are handwritten on with a Securline
marker.  These labels stay on right throught the staining process, are
cheap to produce, and save double handling of the slides for labelling.
>
>Aidan
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>aidan schurr  b.m.l.sc
>section head, histology
>hutt valley health
>lower hutt
>new zealand
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>aidan.schurr@hvh.co.nz
>++64 4 570 9173
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>>>> Jan Shivers <shive003@maroon.tc.umn.edu> 8:29:53 a.m. Thursday, 17 May
2001 >>>
>Secureline marking pens from Fisher.  They're solvent and alcohol resistant.
>
>Jan Shivers
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Karnes, Lori SDH" <karnesl@sdh.sk.ca>
>To: "'Histonet'" <Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 6:59 AM
>Subject: slide labeling
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>> I was wondering what people are using in their lab to label  glass
>> microscope slides. We had previously used a calligraphy pen and nib with
>> Labink ( a type of india ink) but cannot buy it anymore. Please let me
>know
>> what is being used and if it is solvent and alcohol resistant. Thank you
>>
>> Lori Karnes ART
>> Tech III, Histology Lab
>> Saskatoon District Health
>>
>> Lori Karnes ART
>> Tech III, Histology Lab
>> Saskatoon District Health
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Connie McManus
Veterinary Diagnostics Lab
Utah State University
Logan, UT
USA