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Logging Your Collection - 9/30/2007 6:47:01 PM    Bottle Diver   Posts: 52 Joined: 6/29/2004 Status: offline Hello: I think I posted something along the same lines a couple years ago, and didn't get too much of an answer so I thought I might try again. I keep a typed log of every bottle in my collection including date found, location, age, value, historical information, etc. etc.  However, the larger my collection gets,  the harder it is to keep the log formatted and looking good. Does anyone else keep a written record of their collection, and if so, what kind of log do you keep?  Are there logging programs out there that you can buy? Any imput would be appreciated...thanks everyone. Post #: 1

RE: Logging Your Collection - 9/30/2007 7:47:44 PM    bottlediger Posts: 1307 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline Excel works very well digger ry (in reply to Bottle Diver) Post #: 2

RE: Logging Your Collection - 9/30/2007 8:20:36 PM    jagee44   Posts: 281 Joined: 8/14/2007 From: North Carolina Status: offline I have started something like that.  I use microsoft access. (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 3

RE: Logging Your Collection - 9/30/2007 8:25:26 PM    Tony14 Posts: 2402 Joined: 2/15/2005 From: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Status: offline For all of my fond du lac bottle i do a rubbing of the bottle and write all the info on the same sheet and keep it in a 1 inch binder. _____________________________ Looking for any Fond du Lac bottle. Also looking for any embossed wisconsin medicines. And any Carters cone inks (in reply to jagee44) Post #: 4

RE: Logging Your Collection - 10/1/2007 3:44:14 AM    morbious_fod   Posts: 579 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline Although I tend to keep a list for my other collections, I haven't started one for the bottles yet. I do need to. (in reply to Tony14) Post #: 5

RE: Logging Your Collection - 10/1/2007 5:57:15 PM    BRIAN S.   Posts: 1467 Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline I have seen some pretty good software on ebay in the past . You can add all your info and a picture of the bottle if you like . Personally I have never used it .   I use pen and paper for record on coloration , condition , mold variant , ect. , and mark my personal code on a sticker and place it on the base for my purchase price if it is one I have bought ( that way I can tell what I gave for it at a glance .... and nosey people can't ) . _____________________________ Tennessee Hillbilly Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most ! Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs ! (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 6

RE: Logging Your Collection - 10/1/2007 10:16:44 PM    Bottle Diver   Posts: 52 Joined: 6/29/2004 Status: offline I considered Excel, but I like to add a picture of each bottle to each entry, and be able to print one page per bottle, so while I am certainly no Excel expert, I didn't think that would work very well for the style of log I am looking for.  I have no experience with Access at all, would it be any good for that? I like the idea of doing a rubbing for embossed bottles, that is really neat! I will check out ebay for the software, being able to upload a picture sounds ideal for my needs...if I can print each entry at the end of the day so I can have a book style hard copy that will probably be perfect for me.  If not, Brian, I think I may join you and just go back to hand written and tape for my pictures! Thanks everyone. (in reply to BRIAN S.) Post #: 7

RE: Logging Your Collection - 10/1/2007 11:35:25 PM    Tony14 Posts: 2402 Joined: 2/15/2005 From: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Status: offline Ill throw up a pic sometime soon of what one of my pages look like. _____________________________ Looking for any Fond du Lac bottle. Also looking for any embossed wisconsin medicines. And any Carters cone inks (in reply to Bottle Diver) Post #: 8

RE: Logging Your Collection - 10/2/2007 11:09:48 PM    whitefish   Posts: 6 Joined: 6/29/2007 Status: offline I've been using one of the catalog templates in microsoft office. Its pretty easy to add photo and description of each bottle, and you can add a table of contents and all kinds of photos and extras to make it very professional. (in reply to Tony14) Post #: 9

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