American Walnut Rolled-Edge Perpetual Plaque, Black Brass Plates

A perpetual plaque is one wall-mounted panel that holds a series of small engraved name plates, so a single award serves the same program for many years. The American Walnut Rolled-Edge Perpetual Plaque arrives with a decorated black brass header plate naming the award, and the black plates below get filled in one honoree at a time. Organizations engrave a new plate each cycle instead of ordering a whole new award.

A perpetual plaque replaces a stack of separate awards with one panel, so the recurring cost after the first order is a single plate and its engraving. Individual plaques give each winner a piece to take home, while a perpetual plaque stays on the wall as a running record of every honoree. Programs that want both usually pair the wall panel with a small keepsake award for the current winner.

The panel is solid American walnut, not a veneer laid over composite board. Walnut is a hardwood with a brown grain that shifts from board to board, so no two panels look identical. The rolled edge comes from that same solid stock, and the black brass plates mount onto the wood face.

Yes. We laser engrave the black brass header plate with your award title, organization name, or logo before the plaque ships. Send vector artwork so fine logo detail holds at the engraved size. Production starts once you approve the proof.

The name plates ship blank and already attached to the panel, so you receive a finished plaque with an engraved header and empty plates ready to fill later. We can engrave the name plates before delivery, and personalized plates add a setup charge plus a per-plate run charge. Send the names and dates with your order if you want them engraved at the factory.

Production takes five working days from artwork approval. The clock starts when you sign off on the engraving proof, not when you place the order, so a fast proof approval is the surest way to hit a ceremony date. Shipping transit time is added on top of those five days.

Perpetual plaques fit any honor given on a repeating schedule: employee of the month, salesperson of the year, safety milestones, golf and bowling league champions, volunteer of the year, and school athletic or academic awards. Fire departments, service clubs, and unions also use them to list past presidents and chapter officers. Any program that names a new recipient each cycle works with the format.

Cost tracks the panel size first, because a 22" x 30" panel carries more material and more plates than a 15" x 11" one. Header plate engraving, personalized name plates with their setup and run charges, and total order quantity all move the per-unit number. Send us your size and plate count and we will quote the exact price.

Dust the walnut panel and the black brass plates with a dry, soft cloth. Skip household sprays and ammonia glass cleaners, which dull the black finish on engraved plates. Hang the plaque away from direct sunlight and heating vents, since wood fades and moves when humidity and temperature swing.