Bronze Plaques
International Bronze has deep expertise with bronze plaques from more than 85 years designing, fabricating, and delivering many thousands of plaques to our valued customers. Keep reading to learn what makes bronze plaques from International Bronze the right choice for your memorial, dedication, golf club, country club, school, business, park, or almost anywhere else.
What are Bronze Plaques made of?
Bronze plaques from International Bronze are stronger and more durable than their components – copper and tin.
Bronze is an alloy that is traditionally made up of copper and the metal tin. The ratio between copper and tin varies from one metal to another, however, recently, one can only be considered bronze if it’s made up of 88% copper and 12% tin.
The International Bronze showroom has more than one hundred bronze plaques on display.
How durable are Bronze Plaques from International Bronze?
Bronze is stable – not subject to deterioration.
Bronze will not rust.
Our bronze plaques are weather-resistant and vandal-resistant.
Our valued customers have had our bronze plaques displayed for decades successfully.
What is the history of Bronze Plaques?
Bronze is the metal of choice for creative artisans.
Bronze is ageless – the Bronze Age occurred over 5,000 years ago.
Bronze is beautiful – earth-toned patinas or the polished surface that shimmers with the radiance of gold will never go out of style.
Bronze is rich, dignified, and imperishable.
For more than three thousand years, artists have cast sculptures in bronze—a metal alloy composed of copper with smaller amounts of tin, zinc, and lead. Bronze is one of the oldest types of metal discovered by man. It is known to have existed around 3500 B.C. and first used by the Sumerians in Western Asia. Walking through the Met's galleries, you will find remarkable examples of bronze sculpture from ancient Greece and Rome, Asia, Mesopotamia, and Africa. Yet you might be surprised to learn that the technology for casting fine arts bronze was not introduced in the United States until the late 1840s.
A beautiful Business Plaque made for an architecture and engineering firm.
How are Bronze Plaques made at International Bronze?
Bronze ingots are melted in a gas-fired or induction crucible furnace to a temperature of around 1200˚C. The molten bronze is poured into the mold and solidifies in the form of the finished plaque. On cooling, the mould is broken and the casting recovered.
Each plaque is individually cast.
Bronze plaques have raised & polished letters.
At International Bronze, each individual plaque is treated like its own work of art.
International Bronze implements rigorous performance standards & attention to detail.
Our cast bronze plaques are made with a superior alloy so they are thicker and more durable then routed or engraved plaques.
What makes Bronze Plaques right for my loved one, business, or historic home?
Our customers have trusted International Bronze for more than 85 years to provide high quality plaques to identify and recognize valued people, places, and events.
When you choose an International Bronze Plaque to represent your image, you are letting people know that you are dedicated to quality, that you are well established, and that you live and work with integrity.
A cast bronze plaque outside your building means you are here to stay.