After a series of cleaning operations, the metal piece incorporating the logo or design required is ready to have the colour applied.

For colour we use vitreous enamel because it gives a hard surface and is scratch, chemical and fire resistant. Other colourings such as cold enamel or paint do not have these properties or colour stability and soon become dull looking.

Decoration using vitreous enamel has been around a long time –items produced in the 13th century BC have been found but we do not claim that our products will last that long!

A more famous and recent example of the use of vitreous enamel are the eggs and jewellery
made by Faberge.

Vitreous enamel is essentially glass that is fused onto metal and the colour is varied by the addition of different metal oxides to the glass.

Early examples of vitreous enamelled objects- approximately 4000BC- show strips of gold, silver, copper or brass attached to the metal base to form a network of small cells into which the enamel is laid. This is known as the ‘Cloisonne’ technique.