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Etched Glass
Designs
At Oldham Signs, we have a large glass etching cabinet that can
accommodate many different glass designs and mediums. From
small items such as wine bottles and champagne glasses, to
larger format mirrored glass or windowpanes, we can produce
product, logo, and business sign designs or hand lettering to
add that personal touch to your glassware.
There’s no job too big or too small that we won’t try to
accommodate with our high-quality designs and glass etching
techniques at Oldham Signs.
How are etched glass designs created?
At Oldham Signs, we are skilled at creating satin soft etched
glass surface designs which are translucent and smooth. We can
also help with rougher, readier, frosted designs with a bit more
texture and dimension to their surfaces. All are created and
designed by hand, with quality and a fine craftsman’s touch.
So how is glass etching achieved? Well, primarily it’s created by
producing a pattern that has been corroded into the glass using
some form of acid. Now, the effect which the acid achieves
depends on the type of glass used and the amount of time it is
exposed to the acid.
Transferring a design onto glass can be done using several
methods, but one of the most common is to use beeswax or
paraffin as a protective layer to start. You can cover the whole
piece or the area to be exposed with this protective layer. Then,
using fine needles, you trace your hand lettering, sign design, or
logo on. When you expose the glass to acid, only the areas
penetrated by the needles are unprotected, allowing the acid to
seep in and etch the design out while the rest of the piece
remains unaffected. This technique can produce some exquisite
details and visual effects to your etched glass sign designs.
As you can imagine, creating hand lettering and designing glass
and mirror signs in such a way takes time, patience, and a heck
of a lot of skill - all of which we have ample of and apply to our
designs at Oldham Signs.
Etched glass: a brief history
Well you see, glass etching itself started in the 15
th
century.
Artists would directly scratch their designs and motifs on to
hand-blown or cast glass pieces. Can you envision the amount
of times that would break and the skill it would take to prevent
it?!
Thankfully, a few hundred years later - in the 1860’s - acid
etching was developed. This created a more refined and precise
cut to the design of etched glassware, but it came with a price!
The acids used were highly dangerous and toxic, so this
beautiful artform now had deadly repercussions.
It was the 1920’s when things really began to change and the
mold etch process was developed. This enabled safer processes
and, by the 1930’s, was being used as a way of mass-producing
etched glass designs.
Quality etched glass design
Over the years, leaps and bounds have been made in the acid
etching process and the hand crafting of etched glass sign
design. For starters, the hand crafting side is much safer and
even more refined! At Oldham Signs, we adhere to the highest
safety standards in our treatment of acid etched glassware and
sign design. We have years of experience and can guarantee our
high-quality glass etching, hand lettering, and sign design
services.
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