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American Walnut Shield Plaque with Jewelers Black Brass Plate
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American Walnut Shield Plaque with Jewelers Black Brass Plate

Item P106 · 7" x 8" · Awards & Recognition

American Walnut Shield Plaque with Jewelers Black Brass Plate (item P106) is in our Walnut Plaques range of Awards & Recognition, with a 5.5 in x 6.5 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $74.05 each all-in: $64.80 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.
$50.22 each at 500+ · $81.00 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$81.00 -
12-23$74.52 save 8%
24-47$69.66 save 14%
48-95$64.80 save 20%
96-249$59.94 save 26%
250-499$55.08 save 32%
500+$50.22 save 38%
✓ 78 in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)
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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 5.5in x 6.5in.

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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 Shield Plaque with Jewelers Black Brass Plate?

Catalogued as P106, this plaque sits in the part of the range that gets re-ordered rather than tried once. It measures 7" x 8". This is the black colorway.

In practice: 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. On this substrate specifically: laser engraving produces a near-black mark against the walnut, one of the highest-contrast wood results available.

Executive tier, where individual personalization is expected rather than optional. Budget it against specific relationships, not against a headcount. Concretely: $81.00 each at 1-11, $50.22 at 500+.

Specifications

Item numberP106
Product typePlaque
MaterialWalnut
Dimensions7" x 8"
Shipping weight1.1 lb
ColorBlack
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving, UV Printing
Standard imprint area5.5 in x 6.5 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityVery high.
CareDust with a dry cloth. Keep out of direct sun and away from radiators.
CategoryAwards & Recognition
CollectionWalnut 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 5.5 in x 6.5 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

  • Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
  • Convert all type to outlines so fonts do not substitute in production.
  • A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
  • Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
  • We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.

Production schedule

Artwork proof1 business day from receipt of usable art
Standard production3 to 5 business days after proof approval
Rush productionquoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay
Ground transit1 to 5 business days depending on destination

Common uses

Service awardsWorks well for service awards, where the plaque format does what a printed handout cannot.
Donor recognitionDonor recognition is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Sponsor and partner recognitionSpecified regularly for sponsor and partner recognition. The imprint area at 5.5 in x 6.5 in is sized for exactly that job.
Customer loyalty tiersA physical marker of status that an account dashboard cannot replicate.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
Renewal and retention giftsTimed to the contract date rather than the calendar, which is when the recipient is actually paying attention.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
Client thank-you programsSent after a renewal, a referral or a project close, when the relationship is warm and the gesture will land.

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

Education, Schools & Universities

Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Student-facing items live rough. They go in backpacks, get left outdoors and are rarely cleaned, so durability matters more than finish. Faculty and donor gifting is the opposite problem and deserves an entirely separate specification. At this price the recipient list should fit on one page.

2

Government, Military & First Responders

This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Challenge coins, unit recognition, retirement and commendation pieces all carry established conventions. Sourcing compliance and documented lead times usually matter as much as the item itself. Executive tier. Treat the engraving as carefully as the invoice.

3

Faith & Community Organizations

Faith communities give to mark moments rather than to advertise. These pieces are given once and kept for a lifetime, so the failure mode is not looking cheap but dating badly. Restrained typography and no year-specific styling means the piece still reads well in twenty years. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. Even at volume it holds $50.22, which tells you what tier this is.

4

Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs

Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. The order arrives before the results do, which means engraving strategy is the real decision. Generic plates with a separate engraved insert let you produce early and personalize late, and that is usually the difference between hitting the date and missing it. Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. Spend it where the relationship is worth more than the invoice.

5

Employee Recognition & Service Awards

Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. If you are marking five or ten years of someone's working life, the piece has to carry weight. Literally and otherwise. Personalization with the individual's name is what converts a company gift into a personal keepsake, and it is the single highest-leverage decision in a recognition program. Laser engraving produces a near-black mark against the walnut, one of the highest-contrast wood results available. At $81.00 before breaks this is relationship work, not advertising.

6

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Donors read the gift as a statement about stewardship. Something visibly expensive can cost you more in confidence than it earns in goodwill, which is why restraint and a personal inscription usually outperform scale in this sector. The plaque format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. Reserve it for named recipients: key clients, top performers, long service.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupFree, from one piece to five hundred
FreightFree ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses
Rush serviceRush available: tell us the date and we confirm it in writing before you pay
ProofingDigital proof within 1 business day; production begins on written approval
Re-ordersWe keep the approved file, so a re-order reproduces it exactly
ShippingFree ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses

What do buyers ask about P106?

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.

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 P106 runs from $81.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $50.22 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?

The personalization area on P106 is 5.5 in x 6.5 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.

Do you ship to multiple addresses?

Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.

Is there a setup charge?

No. Setup is free on every order at every quantity. Art preparation, machine setup and your digital proof are built into the price, with nothing added for them later. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout.

How is this decorated?

Laser Engraving is the primary method on P106. 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 P106 is 5.5 in x 6.5 in.

Can I see a proof before you produce the order?

Always, and we do not start without written approval. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing. Once approved, the proof becomes the specification for the run, so check the spelling and the placement carefully. The personalization area on P106 is 5.5 in x 6.5 in.

What is the minimum order for P106?

There is no minimum beyond one piece on P106. 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 P106 runs from $81.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $50.22 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 P106 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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What P106 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 $81.00 $41.75 $122.75 $122.75 Priced by weight
12 $74.52 $11.25 $85.77 $1,029.24 Free
24 $69.66 $10.00 $79.66 $1,911.84 Free
48 $64.80 $9.25 $74.05 $3,554.40 Free
96 $59.94 $8.75 $68.69 $6,594.24 Free
250 $55.08 $8.75 $63.83 $15,957.50 Free
500 $50.22 $8.50 $58.72 $29,360.00 Free
  • Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
  • The personalization area is 5.5 in by 6.5 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 30% 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.