Personalised Antique Brass Address Plaque | Custom Beach House Number

The Sign

A plate with the sides drawn in and the corners clipped, a raised bead following the whole edge. Sea oats sweep up from one lower corner and a small breaking wave turns under the other. Three lines: the number large, the house name below it, and the town and state at the foot.

Sea oats grow on a dune and hold it together. It is the right plant for a house that sits behind one.

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 house name, and the town and state at the foot. Any of the three can be left out. 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: plate with drawn-in sides, clipped corners, a bead border and a sea oat spray
• 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

Three lines including a town line want 8 x 6. Take 10 x 6 if the town and state run 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

Shingle, clapboard, a weathered post. Salt air is the hardest thing to hang metal in, which is what the sealed finish is for.

Care

Wipe clean. Avoid harsh cleaners.