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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rhiwfield, post: 231300, member: 924&quot;]Looked at our collection of reference books and,<i> <u>rather than admiring the learned ones</u></i>, considered which ones we use regularly. They only partly reflect the mix of things we buy to resell (mainly ceramics/glass/ephemera/collectables/clocks). The surprising outcome was that we only regularly consult a tiny fraction of the books we own, which doesn&#039;t say much for our book buys! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/rhiwfield/001_zps6kevgkgf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Top 5 books used:</p><ol> <li>Bradbury&#039;s book of hallmarks (because there is often a silver item in lots bought)<br /> </li> <li>Encyclopedia of British Pottery &amp; Porcelain Marks (Godden- still useful despite the internet)</li> <li>British Studio Potters Marks (Yates Owen &amp; Fournier - identifying studio pottery can be a nightmare but can be surprisingly rewarding)</li> <li>British Tea &amp; Coffee cups (Steven Goss - a Shire booklet and I wish I had a better book! Recommendations please! Used to get an approximate date based on cup and handle shapes)</li> <li>Collectable clocks (Shenton- recent addition and just beginning to be used regularly) </li> </ol><p>If the list was longer we would include glass reference books, E Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres etc, and Welsh porcelain books. The latter as we tend&nbsp; to buy unidentified early porcelain and our location makes finding a Nantgarw or Swansea piece slightly more likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>However my books on jewellery languish largely unconsulted as I cant justify lot prices. And why I have 3 different Faberge guides remains an unsolved mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Colemans Dolls always disappoints, as I can never find the maker details in there and have to resort to the internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>And all the Miller&#039;s and other price guides have been discarded as irrelevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Latest buy is the Horolovar 400 day clock ID Repair Guide, hopefully helpful in identifying the more valuable anniversary clocks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which leaves several shelves full of interesting reference books which I may refer to once in a blue moon <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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