About the Antique Identifier App | Petraapps
Learn about Antique Identifier, a photo-first app from Petraapps for exploring antiques, vintage finds, and collectibles.
A field guide for curious people
Antique Identifier is a photo-first companion from Petraapps for people who want to understand the objects they find. Snap an item, explore likely matches, and get useful context about its period, materials, origin, and story.
Built for real-world discoveries
Use it at an estate sale, in a family attic, at a flea market, or while cataloguing a collection at home. The app is designed to give you a helpful starting point without requiring specialist vocabulary or a reference library in your bag.
What the first scan can reveal
A scan may point you toward an object category, likely period, materials, regional style, maker clues, and related research terms. It can also help you notice the evidence that deserves a closer photograph, such as a hallmark, backstamp, signature, joinery detail, label, movement, or repair. The goal is to turn a vague mystery into a set of useful questions.
A starting point, not a final verdict
Antique identification is full of nuance. Condition, provenance, maker’s marks, restoration, and regional demand can all change what an object means—and what it may be worth. Antique Identifier helps you decide what deserves a closer look and deeper research.
Designed for better research habits
The most useful result is not always the most specific-sounding answer. Save the photos, record measurements and marks, compare the suggested possibilities, and check completed sales or specialist references before making an important decision. Antique Identifier is built to support that process, whether you are learning about one inherited object or building a record of a growing collection.
Availability
Antique Identifier is available on Google Play and the App Store.