The Victorian Opalescent Glass price guide 12th edition, 2008, makes an excellant computer tool. Works with Windows 95 or higher. Simply load the CD into your PC or Laptop, and quickly find the pattern you are interested in. You find many patterns from companies like, Northwood, Dugan, Jefferson, A J Beatty and Sons, Model Flint, Beaumont, and Millersburg, just to name a few. It's as easy as turning the pages of a book. You'll get all the items listed in any pattern and their current values. This CD contains over 350 beautiful, large, and very clear color pictures of Opalescent Glass patterns, so you can see exactly what the patterns look like. There are many items listed that are not shown in other reference books. You also get a quick reference list which tells you who made the pattern, when it was made, and if it's currently being reproduced. You also get a quick reference list of reproductions so you can keep on top of what is being reproduced. Included on the CD is an excel "Data Base" with over 4000 entries. This is very useful if you collect specific items, like Cruets, Spooners, Pitchers, Tumblers, Covered Butter Dishes, Toothpicks, etc. Example: You could easily search data base for all "Blue Opalescent Covered Butter Dishes". Within seconds you would instantly have all the "Patterns" that you could find "Blue Opalescent Covered Butter Dishes" in, and the Companies who made them. You can sort them by Company, Color, Pattern, or Value. And you can do it with "Toothpicks", "Cruets", "Spooners", "Master Berries", Tumblers, anything. Try doing that with a book. We guarantee you'll enjoy this total package. It is truely a great value, and a wonderful addition to your glass library.
It also makes a great gift for glass collector family members and friends.