[DCRM-L] Cold light pad for scanning watermarks

[JOHN LANCASTER]

Meghan,

Here's what I posted to ExLibris a few years ago.  The links still work (you have the CeeLite link already).

I have three electroluminescent panels from different companies:  CeeLite (U.S.); Electricvinyl (Canada); Electroluminescence.inc (apparently sold out of California, but the sheets made in Asia).

The CeeLite panel is the best-constructed, but the one from Electricvinyl has the advantage of having one side without a border tape, making it usable for watermarks that are in the gutter.  CeeLite might be able to supply one like that, but since I had one already, I didn’t inquire.

Two of the panels failed almost immediately after receipt, but both were replaced right away without question.

We (users of small, plain sheets) are not their primary market, so the web sites are not always the easiest to use for a small, plain order - I’d recommend calling them.

http://www.electricvinyl.com

http://electroluminescence-inc.com

John Lancaster


On 2015 Nov 13, at 12:40, Meghan Constantinou <mconstantinou at grolierclub.org> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>  
> Please forgive me if this is not the right list for posting this question, but I could not think of an alternative. Perhaps someone might point me in a better direction?
>  
> I am trying to take an image of a watermark in a late medieval manuscript which is covered with thick script. Someone suggested a cold light pad might be useful, but I have never used one and do not know where to buy one. Does anyone have experience with cold light pads and/or can you make suggestions for vendors? Any other suggestions for devices that could be used for imaging watermarks (for a small library with modest means)?
>  
> Thank you,
> Meghan
>  
> *Please note: Due to ongoing construction adjacent to the Grolier Club clubhouse, library patrons may experience disruptive noise and vibration.
>  
> Meghan R. Constantinou, M.A., M.L.I.S.
> Librarian
> The Grolier Club
> 47 East 60th Street
> New York, NY  10022
> phone: 212-838-6690 ext. 5
> fax: 212-838-2445
> e-mail: mconstantinou at grolierclub.org
> website: www.grolierclub.org

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserver.lib.byu.edu/pipermail/dcrm-l/attachments/20151113/f0431024/attachment-0001.html>