Solid Brass Engraved Nameplates
Solid brass, engraved nameplates are a great way to personalize, identify, or just class up just about any leather item. We offer three popular sizes.
- 1/2″ X 3″ is recommended for 5/8″ strap goods or any time a small plate is desirable such as on belts and checkbook covers. These are also very popular for identifying English saddles.
- 5/8″ X 3 1/2″ is recommended for 3/4″ strap goods.
- 3/4″ X 4″ is recommended for 7/8″ and larger strap goods. It also makes a terrific western saddle plate.
We recommend attaching your plates with two #10 copper rivets. For many applications you may want to purchase some Jiffy Rivets which are much easier to use, are handy to have around regardless, but are not as strong. All rivets and screws are sold separately as we do not know how you plan on attaching the plates.
We also offer our plates with the holes drilled larger for attaching with two Chicago screws (sold separately). We have to charge a little more for the knuckles we bruise while doing this (ever seen how fast a brass plate can spin around on a drill press?)
Unlike many companies, we do not charge per letter. We use only heavy weight, solid brass plates, which allow us to engrave the lettering deeply for long wear. We blacken the engraving to make it stand out boldly on the high gloss background. Also, we always try to use the largest text size that will fit on the plate comfortably. It may not sound like much of a trick but some engraving machines just have a few text sizes for the “best fit” and many companies will use a smaller font just so that the engraving process takes less time. Manually setting up each engraving visually instead of letting a computer figure it out, allows us to push the limits of the plate size so that your plate stands out for attention.
NOTICE: When deciding what to engrave on your plate, remember that “less is more.” Crowding in information (sires, dams, long association names) makes the print smaller and therefore makes your plate difficult to read. We do not currently have a “hard cap” on engraving, but it is best to not go over 20-25 letters and spaces per line. We will not be held responsible for any perceived lack of quality when a plate exceeds these guidelines.
If ordering a 2-line brass nameplate please separate the lines with a PLUS (+) sign.
- We engrave in ALL CAPITAL, block style letters only. We do however have the capability to do “under case” letters (i.e. McDONALDS) when appropriate.
- Don’t try to “over-size” your plate just because they are all the same price. A 3/4″ plate really doesn’t look any better on a 3/4″ strap than a 5/8″ plate and sometimes it just looks clunky.
- Don’t be tempted to abuse our “no letter limit” either. We honestly haven’t bothered to find out how how many letters will fit on a plate…but they get pretty small and then people complain. We find that the “sweet spot” is 20 letters and spaces per line.
- Two lines is a tight fit on a 1/2″ plate. Enough said?
- Quotation marks really don’t look very good on a plate – especially in small print. Don’t use them unless you feel it is absolutely necessary.
- Plates ordered from this page will NOT be attached to an item on your order unless you tell us otherwise. If you are ordering an item that you want the plate attached to, please email us or text us with instructions.
- Plates are NON-RETURNABLE for any reason. If we screw up on our end we will cheerfully replace your plate, but only as originally ordered.