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Design Your Own Custom House Number Plaque | Personalized Antique Brass Tropical Address Sign
Design Your Own Custom House Number Plaque | Personalized Antique Brass Tropical Address Sign
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 dense oval of leaves and scrollwork with a split pomegranate on one side, a whole fruit on the other, and a bud finial at the crown. Acanthus turns under the foot. Two lines: the number large in the middle, the house name beneath it.
The pomegranate is cut open with the seeds showing. That is the detail people notice first.
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 carries the plate from the street and the name reads once you are closer. 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
Two lines are yours: the number and the street or house name beneath it. 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: ornamented oval with fruit at both sides, a bud crest and an acanthus foot
- 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
There is a lot of ornament around a small field. Start at 8 x 6, and take 10 x 8 if the name runs long.
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
A rendered wall, a stone gatepost, a courtyard. It suits a warm-coloured front and full sun.
Care
Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.
