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Under which section are cans with photos and cityscapes on them.

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August 02, 2012 01:39

There is a section for tins and drums, but in my opinion it has not really been divided up completely. For example, I miss the theme field and the image or representation field. To better find a can, these two fields are very useful and 1 theme would then be cityscapes and photos.

You have to assign the can to a brand and try to fill in as many details as possible. Do not forget the measurements and maybe images of various sides?

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August 02, 2012 08:02

Thank you for your response.

I am surprised that this section does not actually exist yet because I see these tins quite often at fairs and flea markets.

I will start photographing cans. I will then make 5 images. Top and all around. Will also try to scan them. Have some doubts.

Maybe there will be more suggestions.

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I am surprised that this section does not actually exist yet because I see these cans quite often at fairs and flea markets.

It already exists, though Alard .
The section has only recently had an administrator for the entire section, and indeed it is still possible some improvements.

3 images is the maximum that can be entered.

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August 03, 2012 16:50

I think Alard means that there is no separate subsection for cans with cityscapes. I think he had already found the section Cans and Drums himself and I had already referred him to that. I just had not added a link.

And as I said / wrote, you cannot yet clearly describe what is on your tin, as you can do with sugar sachets, for example. Furthermore, you cannot link a theme to it.

And I had indeed forgotten to say that 3 images is the maximum. Then use image 1 for the front with possibly an image of the brand, image 2 for the back (if different) and image 3 for example for a detailed photo of the maker of the can or other details. What I would also recommend is to provide the can with 2 extra images in your own collection, images 2 and 3. Do that after you have added the can to the CataWiki Catalog and your own collection. This way you can increase the maximum to 5 images.

Oh yes, it is also nice for other collectors if you also add the cans that you do not have duplicate to the CataWiki Catalog. Then the Catalog will become more and more complete.

Good luck and I am very curious.

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I wouldn't be wrong with a subsection for city views (and villages).

Now I have 2 old cans of Bensdorp with city views as you know.

The big one with Groningen 3x and a small one with Dordrecht 3x. In the catalog

there is one with another cityscape. Now I wonder where go

that fall under? Old tins, Cacao tins or cityscapes? I would think that the latter is wrong ..

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May 08, 2015 00:43

Dear Isca,

it is about the looks and not about what they depict.

For the cityscapes there is the Series field if it was published by 1 brand, such as Bensdorp. Unfortunately it is not yet in the CataWiki Catalog, but they do exist as you said.

Unfortunately, I had to reject the Bensdorp Amsterdam can, because it contained several cans and I reported that to you. It is therefore no longer in your Collection.

The cans are classified by Brands , Types and Series . The brands seem clear to me, although I would like to say that it is about the brand of the product and not the manufacturer of the can. The Types are usually based on the content of the can or the type of can. The Content field is about what was in a can and not the volume, because you can calculate that. I think I explained series using the example above.

There is not yet a separate manual for introducing new cans, but I would start from the brand and continue with the above tips from there. Try to fill in as many as possible so that an administrator can check them and collectors can find the cans. Fill in everything you can't lose in the details. You can often also give an extra description here, such as what is written on the sides that are not shown and of course also what is written on the pictures that are shown.

As long as the field theme is not yet in this section, this is the best solution I can give you. I've been told that the theme field will be introduced Catalog-wide and that's a whole project, so it might take a while.

For questions you can of course always contact the administrators or this forum.

Kind regards,

Disney Meentwijck,

administrator CataWiki Catalog Cans and Drums

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