Bottle Spreadsheet..TYPES

[BarbaraInCalif]

Hi all. I'm in the process of entering my bottle collection into an Excel spreadsheet [8|] and want to be sure the proper information using the right terminology is used. Not a big deal to change it a bit, as most important is for the information to be universally understood.

The first question is on TYPES; is using just these 6 types too generalized?


Poison, Medicine, Liquor, Household, Food, Soda/Mineral

Thanks for the help,
Barbara


P.S. Edited in:

There will actually be many column headings; planning on addressing them one at a time just to avoid confusion.

Right now those headings are:
Name, Type, Height, Base Shape, Finish, Color, Condition, Embossing, Bottom Marks.

I should have started by asking if those headings are sufficent?!

 

[ktbi]

Hey Barbara....You can break it down to a hundred different headings depending on what you collect. Medicine, for example, could be broken into separate headings of: Liver, Kidney, Stomach, Heart, etc. and then again by State, City, Doctor, etc. Same with alcohol into Whiskey, Gin, Western, California, San Francisco, etc again....

I would start with what you have and add columns as you need it. You might want ink as a header also.

Have fun....Ron

 

[medbotls]

Hi Barbara. Hopefully, you can add historical flasks and bitters to your categories. Don't forget candy containers, unless you plan to list them under food. Also, do you have any go-withs (signs, boxes, advertising pieces)?

 

[RED Matthews]

Hi all of you, It is almost a can of worms to cover the field of bottle descriptions, the components of making them, the tools used, the intended family of products to be delivered, - the list goes too far to comprehend.
Having fun yet?
I have played with these segregating subjects for a long time.
RED Matthews

 

[BarbaraInCalif]

I've used the SCA website as a guide for the information collected, so I'm off to a good start. Thankfully Excel is both searchable and sortable, plus with 'find and replace' it will be easy to change.

I have played with these segregating subjects for a long time.........RED Matthews

What parameters have you found to be the most useful?

Thanks for the ideas,
Barbara