Name: Custom Victorian House Number Sign, Ornate Antique Brass Address Plaque, Personalized Front Door Number
Brand: The Tangerine Store
SKU: HSNO-BRSSANTQ-2
Price: 91.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Personalization

House number max 6

The large numerals at the top, as in the photographs. For example 116, or 221B. Leave blank for a plaque with a name and no number.

Street or house name * max 18

The main line. For example WINSLOW STREET, or HACIENDA DEL SOL. Eighteen characters is the most that will fit.

Town and state max 26

The small line underneath. For example ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

Line at the bottom max 14

The smallest line, at the foot of the plaque. For example CIRCA 1826, BUILT 1931, or a family name such as THE WILLIAMS.

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.

The Sign

A cartouche with a carved shell standing at the crown, scrolls turned into all four corners, and a double border running round the edge. One line inside: the number, in tall serif figures.

One line, and the whole plate given over to it. That is the point of this one. It is a number, made as large as the plate allows.

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

Nothing shares the plate with the number, so it is set as large as the border allows. Raised brass over a dark stippled ground reads as contrast rather than as shape, which is what lets it carry at dusk and in headlights.

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

One line is yours: the number. Suffixes are fine, 221B or 14A or 1/2, and they are set to match the figures rather than shrunk to sit beside them. 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, stippled 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: cartouche with a shell crest, corner scrolls and a double border
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

Two or three figures are comfortable at 6 x 4. Four figures, or a suffix, want 7 x 5 or larger to keep the numerals dominant.

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, so the scrollwork throws a shadow.

Hardware and instructions are included with all three.

Where it works

On stucco or a painted wall beside the door, on a gatepost, on a porch. The ornament suits an older facade; against a plain modern wall it reads as a deliberate choice rather than as decoration.