Sewing Box by Giroux, the Manufacturer of the Daguerre Camera of

Alph. Giroux et Comp.ie, 43, Boulev. des Capucines, Paris. Sewing box inlaid "Travail" (work or handywork) in brass on the lid, dimensions: 40 x 30 x 9.5 cm, inside filled with contemporary sewing utensils. – Giroux was entrusted by Daguerre with the construction of the box-shaped camera because there were no camera manufacturers at the time, but as a cabinetmaker, Giroux was generally known for his carefully made boxes. – One little card box was pasted over with "Würzburg, Apotheke zum Adler, für Heini, xxx Würzburg". Also included are items which help narrow down the time period: "Princess Victoria Needle Folder Prize Medal London 1862", "Carl Schleicher’s Princess Victoria Finest Women’s Needles", as well as 2 items with an indirect connection to photography: "Visites" case 5.5 x 8.5 cm and blue and gold cardboard envelope (for thread) "Synoptical" (design matches other objects in the box). Also includes photocopies of the following documents from the 1980s: Letter from M.elle Delouche Française, 6 rue Nicolas Chailet, 75015 Paris, about the origin of the box as a wedding present dated June 5, 1869 from the house of Alphonse Giroux (arranged by his successors) for Jeanne Louise Marie Chevalier. The letter from her descendant of the Chevalier family does not rule out the possibility that there were friendly relations between the Chevalier family and Alphonse Giroux. With a sketch of their family tree and further details about Giroux, where his seal was still used for photographic post-mortem purposes.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)