Doug,
Digital photography, using a camera with macrolens and a scale in
centimeters, is always a good idea and can be a great pleasure. The photos
can be shot with the labels spread out next to the specimen, and they can
also be used in talks, posted on a website, or sent by email to others for
comparison. They are very versatile.
Also, when you photograph a collection, you learn things that you don't
expect. I am currently photographing a large collection of Carboniferous
slabs bearing fossil tracks, burrows, and plants from the Union Chapel Mine
west of Birmingham, Alabama. The state acquired the site last year and the
Survey has been holding donations collected by amateurs since 1999. I'm now
processing the slabs so they can be transferred to more permanent storage in
two Alabama museums. What is remarkable is that the very process of
photography, which requires careful observation in natural light, has
allowed me to observe many features that I had previously missed. Also, some
subtle features show up in photos that aren't readily visible to the naked
eye, generally because the eye is distracted by more conspicuous items.
Cheers,
Andrew
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:59 AM
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Subject: Collection and Home Owner's Insurance (US)
Hello All.
I'm looking at getting a home in the next couple of months and was
wondering, for those who have ever done so, what is the best way to handle
insurance to cover my collection? I've started a spread sheet with an
approximate value of my collection, but I'm not certain the best way to
handle this. So a few questions:
Do I directly reference something like "Rice's Prices" and then use those
values?
Do I need to photograph the collection?
I assume I base values on replacement costs, not what I actually purchased
my shells for (Considering that I can get Conus gloriamaris at almost a
1/5th what I paid for it 20 years ago).
Do I need an independant appraisal?
Any other pointers?
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