All the Brass Numbers shown are what they look like when new.  They are solid brass and are not coated, consequently they will develop a patina over time.  Usually they darken slightly and mellow a little bit, but remain fairly light.  They are treated with a microfine abrasive before shipping to make them not shiny.   Depending on the outside elements where you live, and  the batch of brass used,  they will darken faster, slower, or a little different than your neighbor.  

Want to know for sure how they will look on your house? Try printing out the page showing the numbers you are interested in, then enlarge them to either 4 inches or 6 inches on a copy machine. Cut them out and  tape them to the side of your house. Good idea, isn't it?

All of our numbers are unlacquered.  "Ordinary" house numbers available at home improvement centers are typically lacquered and quite shiny...at least for awhile.  It usually doesn't take too long until the lacquer starts peeling off and then you have to strip the rest of the lacquer off, followed by polishing and relacquering.  Then, pretty soon you have to start all over again  The natural aging of our numbers are very attractive! If you do want these shiny, you might try some brasso and 00 steel wool to shine them up. Of course, you may have to do this of periodically.  Also... we would strongly suggest trying it out on the back of a numbers to see if you like the effect before committing to do the whole thing. Like we implied.... they look just great when left alone!

Predrilled and prestressed with abrasive exposure, they come with brass escutcheon pins for unobtrusive hanging.
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