[Histonet] RE: specimen marking ink

[Bryan Llewellyn]

You can buy tattoo ink in a bewildering array of colours from ebay quite 
cheaply.

Many years ago I tried to buy tattoo ink from a tattoo parlour, but they 
refused to sell it to me as they were concerned that it would be used 
for rubbing into scratches and cuts for home made tattoos. I was in my 
mid-50's at the time. Perhaps I looked strange with my beard and long 
hair! I decided to buy the commercial tattoo ink kits from lab suppliers 
for mixed colours, but used laundry blueing for most margins and kept 
the tattoo inks for those occasions when it was important to know which 
margin was which.

Bryan Llewellyn



David Kemler wrote:
> Actually, I have a tattoo supplier four miles away from me. Several years ago, I went to their warehouse to take a look an possibly make a purchase. As it turned out, I had to buy a gallon of each color and it worked out to be more than the standard tissue inks sold by the histology vendors.
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> Next stop - tattoo shop. Same story. The artist would sell a small 8 oz. bottle at cost, but it was still just a bit more than our vendors.
>
> You can use Pelican drawing ink. It comes in several colors. It's around five something for an ounce+, much more than Davidson or one of the others.
>
> Maybe someone will also chime in.
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> Dave
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> On Friday, March 21, 2014 3:39 PM, "Wanda.Smith <@t> HCAhealthcare.com" <Wanda.Smith <@t> HCAhealthcare.com> wrote:
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> Back in the 70's (when I was six, but still a histotech!!!) my Pathologist had gotten tattoo pigment powder in two colors and that's what we used to mark tissue.  Don't know where it came from and don't know where it went!!!
> Happy Friday and Happy Weekend to everyone!!!
> Wanda
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> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Davis, Cassie
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> Hi Histo World, as I was cutting to day I was thinking why don't we see if we could get specimen marking ink directly from a tattoo vendor? When I first started in histo I was told the ink we use was actually tattoo ink. As we know as soon as somebody labels something as a "medical supply" the price is increased. Just a cost saving thought, I mentioned it to my immediate supervisor but she think it would be a liability issue. I thought we could "test/validate it on skin tissue left over from a mastectomy or extremity. Any thoughts?
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> Cassandra Davis
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