Old Rocking Horses.
Summary
 Old Rocking Horses uses FILEstream Document Management as a searchable filing system and database for a collection of several thousand pictures of rocking horses
About the client
Old Rocking Horses is a small business selling and restoring antique rocking horses. Based in Somerset it attracts clients from all over the UK and the USA . It specialises in very careful restoration work on horses from the best old makers F H Ayres, G & J Lines and P Leach.
The Problem
The rocking horses are mostly between 80 and 130 years old and it is essential to know what they originally looked like for an accurate restoration. Old photos are collected from every possible source and filed electronically. There are now several thousand pictures stored on the computer and they needed proper filing. Searching for the relevant pictures from their file names was becoming problematic as there was not enough information here to allow a detailed search.
The Solution
FILEstream Document Management has proven to be an instant solution to the search problems. Each picture is now filed in a relevant cabinet and the unlimited number of fields available for indexing means that all the important details about each picture can be entered into the system. “It has become a wonderful research database and the appropriate pictures can be found instantly” says the Head of the business.
The Benefits
The Head of Old Rocking Horses summarises the benefits of installing FILEstream Document Management as follows:-
- Easy to use for filing and searching
- Fast searching for pictures
- Can use multiple search terms
- Any section of a picture can be magnified instantly to examine fine detail
- Notes can be attached to picture files if needed.
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