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7 1/4" x 9 1/4" Black Piano Finish Standing Plaque
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7 1/4" x 9 1/4" Black Piano Finish Standing Plaque

Item PSP24 · 7 1/4" x 9 1/4" · Awards & Recognition

7 1/4" x 9 1/4" Black Piano Finish Standing Plaque (item PSP24) is in our Wood Plaques range of Awards & Recognition, with a 5.75 in x 7.75 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $83.05 each all-in: $73.80 for the piece plus $9.25 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.

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Counted from today, allowing a day for your proof and 5 days of ground transit. It holds if your artwork is with us today and you approve the proof within one business day. Checkout will not accept a date we cannot keep, and it names this one.
Often sooner: the fast end of that window is Wed, Oct 21. We promise the late end, because a date is worth nothing if we miss it.
$57.20 each at 500+ · $92.25 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$92.25 -
12-23$84.87 save 8%
24-47$79.33 save 14%
48-95$73.80 save 20%
96-249$68.27 save 26%
250-499$62.73 save 32%
500+$57.20 save 38%
✓ 410 in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)

Sold loose or by the case of 6. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.

See your logo on it

Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 5.75in x 7.75in.

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Included at no extra charge
  • No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
  • Free digital proof before anything is produced
  • Free artwork check at the real imprint size
  • Free ground freight on orders over $250
  • Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
No proof fees, no art fees, no small-order fees. Engraving is priced on its own line and shown in full before you pay, never added afterwards.

What is the 7 1/4" x 9 1/4" Black Piano Finish Standing Plaque?

The 7 1/4" x 9 1/4" Black Piano Finish Standing Plaque is what most buyers mean when they ask for a plaque that will not look cheap in six months. It measures 7 1/4" x 9 1/4". This is the black colorway.

Wood carries a warmth that metal and acrylic do not, and that is why it keeps showing up on service awards and retirement pieces where the message is personal rather than corporate.

Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. Laser engraving burns directly into the grain for a permanent mark. Expect slight tonal variation between pieces.

Executive tier, where individual personalization is expected rather than optional. Budget it against specific relationships, not against a headcount. Concretely: $92.25 each at 1-11, $57.20 at 500+.

Specifications

Item numberPSP24
Product typePlaque
MaterialWood
Dimensions7 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Shipping weight2.1 lb
ColorBlack
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving, UV Printing
Standard imprint area5.75 in x 7.75 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityVery high.
CareDust with a dry cloth. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight.
CategoryAwards & Recognition
CollectionWood Plaques

Decoration options

The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 5.75 in x 7.75 in.

Laser Engraving

A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved.

Best for

Logos, names, dates and fine text. The default choice when the mark has to outlive the campaign.

Color

Single color: the natural color of the material under the surface.

UV Printing

UV-cured ink is jetted directly onto the product and cured instantly under ultraviolet light. Full-color, photographic-quality artwork with hard edges and no dot gain.

Best for

Multi-color logos, gradients, photographs and exact brand-color matching.

Color

Full color, including white ink on dark substrates.

Artwork requirements

  • Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
  • Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
  • Nothing is produced before you approve a proof in writing. That is a hard rule, not a courtesy.
  • Do not spend a week hunting for the perfect file. Send what exists and we will tell you what is usable.
  • Artwork we redraw stays on file under your item number, so the next order runs from the same corrected file.
  • A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.

Production schedule

Proof to youWithin one business day of usable artwork arriving
Production, standard3 to 5 business days, counted from your approval
Production, rushquoted per job, confirmed in writing before you pay
Transit by ground1 to 5 business days, by distance from the shipping point

Common uses

Service awardsBuilt for service awards. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
Donor recognitionSpecified regularly for donor recognition. The imprint area at 5.75 in x 7.75 in is sized for exactly that job.
Sponsor and partner recognitionWorks well for sponsor and partner recognition, where the plaque format does what a printed handout cannot.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
Remote team welcome kitsShipped to a home address, which for a distributed team is the only physical touch the company gets.
Booth and trade show handoutsThe item that gives someone a reason to stop walking, and a reason to remember which booth it came from.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
Event and conference giftingHanded to qualified conversations rather than to everyone, so the spend goes where the pipeline is.

Where this works best

The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.

1

Employee Recognition & Service Awards

Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. Consistency is what makes a recognition program credible. If a ten year award looks better this year than it did last year, everyone who got last year's version notices. Lock the specification and the supplier, and treat the item list as something you change deliberately rather than annually. Laser engraving burns directly into the grain for a permanent mark. Expect slight tonal variation between pieces. Executive tier. Treat the engraving as carefully as the invoice.

2

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Recognition pieces for major donors and board members are the clearest win: they are relatively few, they are highly personal, and they materially affect renewal. For event merchandise, price the item to sell rather than to give. The plaque format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. Even at volume it holds $57.20, which tells you what tier this is.

3

Education, Schools & Universities

Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Departments buy separately even when the brand is shared, which is how a university ends up with nine versions of its own crest. A single approved item list with locked artwork solves more than any individual purchasing decision will. Spend it where the relationship is worth more than the invoice.

4

Government, Military & First Responders

This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Protocol governs the object. Placement of insignia, order of precedence on a plaque and the wording of a commendation are conventions rather than preferences, and getting them wrong is the one error this segment does not overlook. Wood carries a warmth that metal and acrylic do not, and that is why it keeps showing up on service awards and retirement pieces where the message is personal rather than corporate.. At $92.25 before breaks this is relationship work, not advertising.

5

Faith & Community Organizations

Faith communities give to mark moments rather than to advertise. Baptisms, confirmations, ordinations, volunteer milestones and building dedications all call for keepsakes carrying a name and a date. Understated decoration outperforms bold branding almost every time in this segment. Reserve it for named recipients: key clients, top performers, long service.

6

Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs

Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. Awards are read as a hierarchy whether or not you intended one. If the participation piece and the champion piece look similar, the champion feels short-changed, and that is remembered longer than the result. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. This is a shortlist item. Individual personalisation is expected at this level.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupFree on every order, at any quantity
FreightOrders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request
Rush serviceRush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before payment
ProofingDigital proof within 1 business day; production begins on written approval
Re-ordersArtwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match
ShippingOrders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request

What do buyers ask about PSP24?

Can I get a sample before committing?

Yes: order one piece. PSP24 sells from a single unit at $92.25, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.

How should this be cared for?

Dust with a dry cloth. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight. PSP24 measures 7 1/4" x 9 1/4" and is made of wood. Wood carries a warmth that metal and acrylic do not, and that is why it keeps showing up on service awards and retirement pieces where the message is personal rather than corporate.

How long does production take?

Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. The clock starts when you approve the proof, not when you place the order. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.

How is this decorated?

Laser Engraving is the primary method on PSP24. A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved. We can also run UV Printing on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on PSP24 is 5.75 in x 7.75 in.

Can you work to a fixed in-hand date?

Yes, and it is the right way to brief us. Tell us the date the box has to be open rather than the date you want it shipped, and checkout works the schedule backwards from there. It refuses a date it cannot keep rather than accepting it and missing it. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.

What artwork do you need from me?

Vector artwork is ideal (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) with all type converted to outlines. High-resolution raster at 300 dpi or better also works, and a logo saved from a website is worth sending anyway. We check it against the 5.75 in x 7.75 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.

Can I mix colors or sizes to reach a quantity break?

Yes, provided the artwork stays the same across the run. Different artwork is fine as well: it gets its own proof, and setup stays free. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The published ladder on PSP24 runs from $92.25 a piece at 1-11 down to $57.20 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

What is the minimum order for PSP24?

There is no minimum beyond one piece on PSP24. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The price per piece only goes down as the quantity rises. The published ladder on PSP24 runs from $92.25 a piece at 1-11 down to $57.20 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of PSP24 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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What PSP24 costs at each quantity

The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.

QuantityPieceEngraving All-in eachOrder totalGround freight
1 $92.25 $41.75 $134.00 $134.00 Priced by weight
12 $84.87 $11.25 $96.12 $1,153.44 Free
24 $79.33 $10.00 $89.33 $2,143.92 Free
48 $73.80 $9.25 $83.05 $3,986.40 Free
96 $68.27 $9.00 $77.27 $7,417.92 Free
250 $62.73 $8.75 $71.48 $17,870.00 Free
500 $57.20 $8.50 $65.70 $32,850.00 Free
  • Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
  • The personalization area is 5.75 in by 7.75 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
  • At 50 pieces this costs less than 26% of the 3,730 other priced items in Awards & Recognition. It sits at the dearer end of that range, which is usually the material rather than the margin.
  • Setup is free at every quantity, including 1.