The Tangerine Store
Custom House Name/Number Sign | Antqiue Brass Plaque
Custom House Name/Number Sign | Antqiue Brass Plaque
Personalization
We make exactly what you type. Your wording is reproduced exactly as you enter it here, spelling, capitals and punctuation included. If you type in lower case, we set it in lower case. The wording in the photographs is only an example. A design preview is emailed for your approval before anything is made.
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- Free worldwide shipping. Tracked, on every order, with no minimum.
- Customs duties prepaid. VAT and any other local taxes are not included and may be charged on delivery, depending on your country.
- Made to order. Dispatched within 5 to 7 business days.
- Made by hand in our own workshop. Small variations in pattern and finish are part of the process.
The Sign
A low capped lintel runs across the top with a geometric fretwork panel behind the text, and a sumac spray with berries sits on a small block at each lower corner. Three lines: the number large, the street below it, and the year in a narrow panel at the foot.
Everything on it is horizontal. That is the whole idea, and it is why it suits a house with deep eaves.
Craftsmanship
Grown in real copper and brass over a sculpted form. The detail sits at more than one height, 2 to 5 mm off the ground, so the face is modeled rather than flat, and the plate is 8 to 10 mm thick and solid through.
Readable from the road
The number is set far larger than the lines beneath it, so the plate works at two distances: the number from the pavement, the rest once someone is at the step. Raised brass over a ground left dark reads as contrast rather than as shape, and contrast is what carries in flat light.
Built for outside
Sealed under a UV-protective finish once the patina is on. Sun, rain and frost leave the color where it is, and there is no steel in the body to rust and streak the wall.
Personalization
Three lines are yours: the number, the street, and the short line at the foot. Most people put the year the house was built there; the year you moved in works just as well. Send them exactly as you want them set, suffixes included. A design preview comes back by email before anything is made.
Specifications
- Material: electroformed copper and brass over a solid sculpted core
- Finish: raised antique brass on a blackened ground
- Thickness: 0.3 to 0.4 in (8 to 10 mm), solid through
- Relief: raised detail stands 0.1 to 0.2 in (2 to 5 mm) proud of the ground, at more than one height across the design
- Shape: wide horizontal plate with a capped lintel, fretwork ground and sumac corner blocks
- Sizes: eleven, from 6 x 4 to 10 x 10 inches, height x width
- UV-protected and weather-treated for outdoor use
- Made to order in our own workshop
The format is wide rather than tall, so 8 x 6 and 10 x 6 suit it best. A short number and street will sit at 7 x 5.
Mounting
Three ways, chosen at checkout.
- Keyhole slots: two screws into the wall, and it lifts off if you ever repaint behind it.
- Peel-and-stick tape: sealed strips already applied to the back. No drilling, which suits render, tile or a rented house. Needs a smooth, clean, dry surface.
- Floating stud mount: threaded studs on reinforced bosses that hold the plate clear of the wall. Best on brick, stone and shingle, where a flush fixing never sits true.
Hardware and instructions are included with all three.
Where it works
Brick, stone, a squared porch pier. It suits a low-roofed house and looks wrong on anything with an arch in it.
Care
Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.
