Out in the elements a protective coating is needed to prevent the brass from oxidizing or tarnishing. This is the process that happens when oxygen and atmospheric gasses comes into contact with the surface of the brass.

In this day of computer driven engraving systems, your engraver can offer many font choices.
When it comes to engraved door knockers, some fonts will be better than others.

When engraving a name on engraved door knockers there always seems to be a question of what form to use.

When engraving do spaces count as letters?
Well, that depends on the circumstances of the question.

At times the words monogram, engrave or personalize are used with the same meaning intended. In reality they refer to very different things.