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This page gives a little bit more information about how our products are manufactured than we have room for on each item page. We intend to put the appropriate letter code on each listing in due course to avoid any confusion but that will take us some time! In the meantime, you will probably be able to work out which category the item you are interested in fits into - or email us / call us if you are unclear!

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Sign type A: Litho printed metal sign. These signs have high quality ink printing on fairly thin tin or steel. Edges are rolled, corners are drilled for fixing purposes. Many of them have shallow embossment to the main image and/or lettering. Most of them are flat, though a small number are convex in section. They are really only intended for indoor use - the printing (which is sharp and vivid) will fade if prolonged exposure to sunlight.
Sign type B: Stove enamelled badge. These are made by kiln firing coloured glass crystals onto a thick steel base. They are totally rigid and the colouring is rich and vibrant. The surface can chip if they are dropped or struck but not easily! They can be used indoors or outdoors.
Sign type C: Stove enamelled sign. These are made in the USA using ground glass crystals to give rich and vibrant quality. They are totally rigid and the colouring is rich and vibrant. Very high quality even extends to brass washers around fixing holes. They can be used indoors or outdoors.
Sign type D: Litho printed embossed sign . These are ink printed onto thin steel, but steel is deeply convex in section, and has thickly rolled edges which gives the item a strong rigidity and depth. All main images and lettering are embossed. These will suffer fading if exposed to strong sunlight for extended periods so they are really for indoor use.
Sign type E: Wooden wall plaques. These are made from a compressed wood fibre (board) base, approx. 5mm thick. The image is printed off on a thin laminate which is applied to the board, then it is cut to the shape of the image by hand. These are only for indoor use.
Sign type F: Steel parking signs. These are made of very heavy, thick steel (they weigh well over 1kg!). The lettering and border are heavily embossed. They are painted with thick enamel paint and can be used outdoors with no rusting or deterioration.
Fridge Magnet type A: The magnet is the full size of the item, with the design printed on a plasticated, coated surface. These are high quality, factory produced magnets - NOT the cheap home made "piece of paper inside an acrylic holder" type that are so commonplace!
Fridge Magnet type B: These are made in USA - the image is enamel paint applied onto strong metal sheet (rigid), and a small magnet is glued to the back. Very high quality images. Could be used outdoors without deteriorating if required!
Fridge Magnet type C: These are litho printed on flat steel plate with a magnet stuck to the back - many are also die cut to the shape of the image
Fridge Magnet type D (wooden): These are made in exactly the same way as the wooden wall plaques (above).
Thermometer type A (stove enamelled): Beautiful high quality stove enamelling on a thick and rigid steel body with glass thermometer tube. Can be used outside if required with no long term deterioration
Thermometer type B (powder coated): Steel body, powder coated with printed image. The manufacturer says they can be used outdoors though I suspect the printing may be subject to fading eventually if in direct sunlight - though we are probably talking years!
Wooden Clocks: These are identical to the wooden wall plaques (described above), but with a hole drilled in the middle and a good quality clock movement fitted
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