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Month: November 2011

The Bronze Plaque Sign and The Aluminum Plaque Sign

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The dictionary definition of a plaque is “a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, stone, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture” or as “an inscribed commemorative tablet, usually of metal [or polished marble or granite] placed on a building, monument, or the like.”

In this article, we’ll explore the bronze plaque and the aluminum plaque as memorials and signs.

The Bronze Plaque as a Historical Sign and Marker

The bronze plaque is frequently used as memorial plates for various historical or important locations.

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Carved Wood Signs – Why Wooden Carved Signs Are Best

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No one knows exactly when the first caveman/woman carved their initials in a tree as a territorial marker, but we do know that wooden signage, along with cave drawings and papyrus and piles of stones, carved wood signs are one of the oldest types of guide markers.

Of course, they look a little better now than they did back then, we think. Of course, being what they were – wood – they didn’t last quite as long as the cave drawings or the clay tablets that the Mesopotamians used. Or the bronze signs that came later during the Greek and Roman Empire eras.

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How to Choose a Top Quality Banner Printing Shop

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Back in the early 1990’s when I went into the sign printing business, all you needed was a vinyl plotter and you could open a banner printing shop. In fact, guys were making great money hanging out a banner for their stores.

One store, as a matter of fact, was a significant reason my Dad and I decided to go into this business in 1991. One frigid January morning, my Dad went to pick up some cut vinyl from a shop he did a lot of business with. It was about 8:15 a.m., and so he walked up to the glass door,

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Display Banner Printing – How They Are Printed

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First off, let me define what we mean when we say “display banner printing.”

Don’t they all display something? Yes, they do, but when I am referring mainly to retail or trade show graphic displays.

Banner Printing Materials used

Generally speaking there are two basic materials used in display banner printing. The first and most common is vinyl banner. Less common, because of pricing, is the fabric banner. There are many variations of both types though which I’ll attempt to explain over the next few hundred words.

The printing can be accomplished with vinyl letters and logos through screen-printing,

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