Accessories & Darkroom Equipment: What to Record

Identification

Brand Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Brand or manufacturer under which the object was sold.

Model Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Model or product name given by the manufacturer.

Variant / version Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Variant or version, e.g. black paint, chrome, military marking, first version with cold shoe.

Serial number Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Individual serial number of this object, as marked on it.

Year Year Cameras & photographic equipment

Year of making, issue or publication when known exactly.

Country Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Country of origin or issue, by its usual English name (historic states as named at the time, e.g. Kingdom of Bavaria).

Reference link Link Cameras & photographic equipment

Web page about this object or its reference entry (catalogue, database, sale).

Accessory type Choice, or your own

Kind of accessory.

• Flash
• Light meter
• Viewfinder
• Motor / winder
• Filter
• Hood
• Case
• Tripod
• Enlarger / darkroom
• Projector

Condition

Function and appearance, described separately.

Working order Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Whether the mechanism or device works.

• Working
• Working with faults
• Not tested
• Not working
• Restored to working order

Cosmetic condition Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Outer condition (body, finish, glass surface) as described separately from the function.

• Mint / as new
• Excellent+
• Excellent
• Very good
• Good
• Fair
• Poor / for parts

Optics Text Cameras & photographic equipment

State of the lens glass, e.g. clean, light haze, fungus, balsam separation, scratches.

Condition notes Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Faults, wear and damage in detail.

Restoration & repairs Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Restorations, repairs, replaced parts and cleaning, with who did them and when if known.

Completeness

Completeness Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Parts, accessories, inserts and instructions present or missing.

Original packaging Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Original box, case, manual, certificate or warranty card that came with the object.

• Original box and documents
• Original box only
• Documents only
• None

Acquisition

How and when the object came into the collection.

Acquisition date Date Cameras & photographic equipment

Date the object came into the collection.

Acquisition method Choice, or your own Cameras & photographic equipment

How the object came into the collection.

• Purchase
• Auction
• Gift
• Inheritance
• Exchange / trade
• Self-collected / found
• Commission

Acquired from Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Seller, auction house (with sale and lot number), donor or place where it was found.

Purchase price Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Price paid including fees and premiums.

Provenance Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Earlier owners and the object's history, oldest first, with sources (labels, invoices, sale catalogues).

Value

Estimated and insured value.

Estimated value Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Current market value as estimated.

Valuation date Date Cameras & photographic equipment

Date of the current value estimate.

Valuation basis Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

What the estimated value is based on.

• Own estimate
• Recent sales / auction results
• Dealer offer
• Catalogue value
• Professional appraisal
• Insurance valuation

Insured value Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Sum the object is insured for.

Collection record

Your own inventory data.

Inventory number Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Your own number or label for the object, e.g. C-0042, as written on its label or album page.

Storage location Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Where the object is kept, e.g. room, cabinet, drawer, album and page, box.