The Journal.

In preparation

These subjects are being researched. They are listed so that collectors can say which would be most useful, and because we would rather publish late than publish something we cannot stand behind.

• Space & Exploration

  How Apollo Artefacts Enter Private Collections

  The routes by which spaceflight material legitimately leaves government hands, and how to read the paperwork that comes with it.

• Natural History

  What Makes Meteorite Provenance Important?

  Classification, recovery data and the difference between a specimen with a history and a specimen with a label.

• Antiquities

  Buying Antiquities Legally in the United Kingdom

  The legal framework a private buyer in the UK is operating within, and the checks a responsible dealer should have already made.

• Timepieces

  The British W.W.W. “Dirty Dozen” Watches

  The wristwatch specification issued to twelve manufacturers, what survives, and what collectors should look at first.

• Shipwreck & Maritime

  How Shipwreck Artefacts Are Documented

  Recovery records, conservation treatment and the permissions that should accompany material raised from a wreck site.

• Natural History

  What Makes a Fossil Museum Quality?

  Preparation, completeness, restoration and the questions that separate a display piece from a scientific specimen.

• Antiquities

  Understanding an Antiquities Provenance

  How to read an ownership history, what the gaps mean, and which documents actually carry weight.