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American Walnut Perpetual Plaque-24 Laser Black Brass Plates 7/8" x 2 3/4"
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American Walnut Perpetual Plaque-24 Laser Black Brass Plates 7/8" x 2 3/4"

Item P1552 · 11" x 15" · Awards & Recognition

American Walnut Perpetual Plaque-24 Laser Black Brass Plates 7/8" x 2 3/4" (item P1552) is in our Perpetual/Annual Plaques range of Awards & Recognition, with a 9.5 in x 10 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $206.05 each all-in: $196.80 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.
$152.52 each at 500+ · $246.00 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$246.00 -
12-23$226.32 save 8%
24-47$211.56 save 14%
48-95$196.80 save 20%
96-249$182.04 save 26%
250-499$167.28 save 32%
500+$152.52 save 38%
✓ 107 in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)
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 9.5in x 10in.

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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 American Walnut Perpetual Plaque-24 Laser Black Brass Plates 7/8" x 2 3/4"?

This is a plaque in walnut. Straightforward to decorate, and durable enough that the decoration outlasts the occasion. It measures 11" x 15". This is the black colorway.

Walnut is the darkest of the common domestic hardwoods, which gives engraving somewhere to sit. Grain varies piece to piece. An argument for it, not against it, on an award meant to feel individual.

Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. Laser engraving produces a near-black mark against the walnut, one of the highest-contrast wood results available. The two together are why this item re-orders.

A centerpiece rather than a program. Budget it as an event cost, because that is what it is, and expect it to be photographed. Concretely: $246.00 each at 1-11, $152.52 at 500+.

Specifications

Item numberP1552
Product typePlaque
MaterialWalnut
Dimensions11" x 15"
Shipping weight3.6 lb
ColorBlack
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving, UV Printing
Standard imprint area9.5 in x 10 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityVery high.
CareDust with a dry cloth. Keep out of direct sun and away from radiators.
CategoryAwards & Recognition
CollectionPerpetual/Annual 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 9.5 in x 10 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

  • Send vector if you have it. A .ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg scales to any imprint without softening.
  • Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
  • Convert all type to outlines so fonts do not substitute in production.
  • Vector files are the safe option. They hold their edges whether the mark runs at an inch or a foot.
  • Raster artwork should be at least 300 dpi at the finished imprint size, on a transparent or white background.

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 awardsA natural fit for service awards, which is one of the settings this plaque was specified for.
Donor recognitionA natural fit for donor recognition, which is one of the settings this plaque was specified for.
Sponsor and partner recognitionBuilt for sponsor and partner recognition. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
Booth and trade show handoutsThe item that gives someone a reason to stop walking, and a reason to remember which booth it came from.
Community and civic eventsLocal sponsorships and volunteer thanks, where visible presence matters more than volume.
Recruiting and onboardingIncluded in offer packs and first-day kits, where the object is doing culture work from the very first hour.
Employee milestonesAnniversaries, promotions and retirements: the moments where a personalized object does what an email cannot.

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

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. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. Flagship recognition. One or two of these, not a programme.

2

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. An imprint area of 9.5 in x 10 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. This is the award people photograph. Budget it as a single line.

3

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. $246.00 before breaks: reserved for the moment that warrants it.

4

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. Bought for the one occasion a year that genuinely earns it.

5

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. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. A centrepiece, not a run. Expect it on display for a decade.

6

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. Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. The piece the room looks at. Price it as an event cost, not merchandise.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupNone: setup is built into the price
FreightFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available
Rush serviceRush available: tell us the date and we confirm it in writing before you pay
ProofingProof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it
Re-ordersWe keep the approved file, so a re-order reproduces it exactly
ShippingFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available

What do buyers ask about P1552?

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 P1552 runs from $246.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $152.52 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

Do you keep this item in stock?

Yes. The warehouse shows 107 of P1552 in stock as of the last hourly sync. If a color is short we say so the day you order rather than the week before the deadline. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.

How is this decorated?

Laser Engraving is the primary method on P1552. 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 P1552 is 9.5 in x 10 in.

How long does production take?

Door to door at standard speed: a day for the proof, 3 to 5 business days in production, then 1 to 5 business days in transit. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.

What does it actually cost at quantity?

The published ladder on P1552 runs from $246.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $152.52 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.

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 9.5 in x 10 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.

Can you work to a fixed in-hand date?

Yes. Give us the in-hand date and checkout tells you immediately whether standard production makes it. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.

What is the minimum order for P1552?

P1552 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on P1552 runs from $246.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $152.52 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on P1552 is 9.5 in x 10 in.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of P1552 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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What P1552 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 $246.00 $41.75 $287.75 $287.75 Free
12 $226.32 $11.25 $237.57 $2,850.84 Free
24 $211.56 $10.00 $221.56 $5,317.44 Free
48 $196.80 $9.25 $206.05 $9,890.40 Free
96 $182.04 $8.75 $190.79 $18,315.84 Free
250 $167.28 $8.50 $175.78 $43,945.00 Free
500 $152.52 $8.50 $161.02 $80,510.00 Free
  • Ground freight is free from 1 piece, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
  • The personalization area is 9.5 in by 10 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 6% 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.