Personalised Art Deco House Number | Antique Brass Address Plaque

The Sign

A stepped plate, wider at the shoulders than at the top, with a fan of rays opening from each lower corner. Two lines of text inside a double rule: the number very large across the middle, and a short line at the foot under a thin bar.

Everything on this one runs in straight lines. The rays are the only curve, and they point inward at the number.

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 street, the rest once someone is at the door. 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 short line 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: stepped rectangle with corner ray fans and a double rule
• 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 stepped shape gives the number more room than a plain rectangle. Four figures are comfortable at 7 x 5; add the second line and 8 x 6.

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

At an apartment entrance, on a lobby wall, a painted door surround. It belongs on a building from the twenties or thirties, or a modern one with clean lines.

Care

Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.