When someone turns into a trophy, it’s a clear statement about personal achievement.

A trophy can also be tangible proof of their achievement – much more so than a certificate or perhaps a plaque. They’re talking points – conversation starters – and so they provide the recipient a chance to relive their special moment.

In all seriousness, a trophy are capable of doing what a piece of paper can’t. A trophy is ‘evidence’ that the face has done their finest and achieved something special. And which winner can resist displaying their achievements on their desk, mantelpiece or windowsill for all to determine.

A trophy also lends weight on the importance of case or even the achievement.

Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not always possible to erase an engraving on a trophy – where there are a couple of very amusing stories about how some engravers have made mistakes on some hugely important sporting cups

And although machine engraving has replaced a lot of the old-fashioned and time-honoured craft of hand-engraving, the principle is similar, says one of many industry leaders in Perth trophies, Accent Trophies. If the input is wrong, the effect will likely be too

The most popular engraving mistakes are already made on what’s been called the most important sporting trophy on earth – the Stanley Cup.

Super Bowl Trophy Replica may be the ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion. It’s popular for several reasons, most famously of because of the mistakes on the engraving, plus a contributing factor might be that the names of ALL the winning players, coaches, management and club staff are engraved for the trophy…meaning there’s a lot more room for error.

For example, Dickie Moore won six cups and the name was spelled five different ways on the badge, the engraving for Glenn Hall became available as ‘Glin’, Bob Gainey developed into ‘Gainy’, the 1972 Boston Bruins arrived on the scene as ‘Bqstqn’ and Pat McReavy proved to McCeavy.

Imagine the pressure about the engraver to have it right on each of the visible trophies and plaques around the globe. One with the longest-serving engravers was Alex Harvey, who engraved the champion golfer with the year’ about the Claret Jug for upwards of 30 years – and who NEVER developed a mistake for the precious trophy cup

“Engraving can be an art, if anyone includes a valuable and even just a sentimental trophy, cup or plaque, it’s worth having it done by professionals,’ says the Perth trophy experts, Accent Trophies