Personalised Designer Address Plaque | Custom Antique Brass House Number

The Sign

A plate with angled shoulders, a spray of desert daisies at the upper left and a low range of mesas cut along the bottom edge. Three lines: the number large at the top, the house name beneath it, and the town and state on a small line at the foot.

The mesas run the full width as a horizon rather than sitting in a corner. It is a landscape, not a motif.

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 from the road and the two small lines are read at the door. Raised brass over a dark ground reads as contrast rather than as shape, which is what keeps it legible in winter light 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

Three lines are yours: the number, the house name, and the town and state at the foot. 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: angled shoulders with a desert flower spray and a cut mesa horizon
• 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 town and state line is the long one. Anything over about twenty characters wants 8 x 6 or larger.

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

On adobe, stucco or a rendered wall, in full sun. The blackened ground is what stops it disappearing against a pale wall.

Care

Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.