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January 2019

Country Decor Plaques For Home Or Cabin

2020-06-18T09:22:23-06:00January 25th, 2019|NEW Signs and Plaques|

Whimsical and lighthearted, these nature inspired plaques are country and cool. Everyone has something they specifically love about where they live. Bear Cub Cottage Plaque - Bronze Alaska Welcome Please Remove Shoes                 These custom address plaques, welcome signs and name plates are a unique decor for your home. Your guests will enjoy this special touch and admire your great taste and creativity. These home decor plaques make great gifts as well! The Batchelder Tile Address Plaque - Bronze Dog Shaped Custom Canine Sign - Brass Retriever Shown with Optional T30 Screws                 Vegetable Garden Welcome Plaque   Available in Copper, Bronze, Brass and Stainless Steel and different patinas depending on the metal you choose. Be creative and make a statement at your front door, out [...]

Tell Me, Exactly What I Am Buying From Atlas Signs And Plaques

2019-01-29T12:11:45-07:00January 23rd, 2019|How we do it|

No Soliciting Signs, Address Plaques, MIA and Military, Man Cave, Privacy and Message Signs Custom Made at Atlas Signs and Plaques   The signs and plaques that we create are not castings from a dirty polluting foundry. Our signs and plaques have a base of modern High Density Urethane (HDU) board. This is a product that was developed for the aerospace industry and has been used for signage for over 40 years. We coat our HDU signs and plaques with a cold applied, real metal coating that is in use world-wide as an architectural and industrial coating. It is a well-proven, tough, and beautiful coating that gives the look of cast metal without the limitations. Read our blog post about the metal coating we use. Our signs and plaques are very durable, but will not stand up to repeated abuse. If you wish to embed a plaque in [...]

What Is The Difference Between Copper, Bronze, And Brass For Plaques

2019-01-27T15:57:44-07:00January 21st, 2019|Atlas Posts (All)|

Copper, Bronze and Brass Signs and Plaques   All that glitters is not gold Shakespeare Proverbs more famous quotes It’s All About the Alloy Swirls On the Vertical Address Plaque - Copper Copper is the primary metal that makes up the alloys of bronze and brass. Copper itself is soft and easily hammered to shape. As we all know, copper in its fresh state has a pinkish coloration that surface corrodes quite rapidly showing blue, green, and/or brown oxidation. At Atlas Signs and Plaques, we induce this beautiful corrosion, which we call patina, to give our copper signs and plaques a bit (or a lot) of age and take away that “new penny” look. Copper was one of the earliest metals utilized and may have been used as early as 10,000 years ago in hammered tools and adornments. Not long after the art of extracting and [...]

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