01Observe
Describe what you found
Start with the object, not a catalogue term.
Use ordinary language. Specialist collector terminology can help when you know it, but it should never be required.
About IndexFound
Independent Sylvanian Families identification built around evidence.
IndexFound is an independent Sylvanian Families identification and research project designed for the awkward cases: loose figures, partial families, swapped clothing, unidentified accessories and items that arrive with no box, no reference number and no specialist terminology.
The idea
Found a Sylvanian? Describe it.
Traditional catalogues work well when you already know what to look for. IndexFound works the other way around: start with the unknown Sylvanian item, pick out what can actually be seen, then compare those clues with researched records.
01Unknown SylvanianWhat the collector actually has in front of them
02Observable cluesVisible details, uncertainty and contradictions
03Research-backed matchesPossible records with evidence and limits shown
02Structure
IndexFound turns your description into clues
Keep what can be seen, including uncertainty.
We pick out visible details while keeping uncertain observations marked as uncertain, rather than treating the whole description as one vague search phrase.
03Compare
IndexFound compares those clues with researched records
Rank what fits without forcing the nearest answer.
The strongest matches rise based on the clues that fit, the clues that conflict and any useful follow-up detail.
04Explain
The result shows its limits
A useful identification should explain both fit and uncertainty.
Match confidence and historical evidence quality are shown separately. If the evidence is not strong enough, IndexFound should say so.
What IndexFound is
A research-led identification tool
- An independently researched Sylvanian Families index
- An identification journey for unknown Sylvanian figures, accessories and sets
- A place where uncertainty, variants and incomplete families or sets can be represented clearly
- A system that separates physical similarity from historical evidence strength
- A growing foundation for figures, families, furniture, accessories, clothing and set reconstruction
What IndexFound is not
No false authority
- Not an official EPOCH or Sylvanian Families catalogue
- Not an authentication certificate or guarantee of authenticity
- Not a valuation or appraisal service
- Not a copied mirror of existing collector websites or databases
- Not a system that forces a nearest match when the evidence is weak
Current scope
Focused on Sylvanian Families.
IndexFound is deliberately concentrating on Sylvanian Families. The public Index expands only when a record has enough evidence to support useful identification.
Depth before breadth
We are not building multiple collectible categories for launch. The priority is to make Sylvanian identification, research, browse and discovery as useful and trustworthy as possible.
Independence & rights
Research facts, respect protected material.
IndexFound is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by EPOCH. Sylvanian Families and other brand names are used descriptively where necessary to identify products. Trade marks, catalogue artwork, logos, packaging designs and third-party photographs remain the property of their respective rights holders.