Engraved gifts
The modern discipline of hand engraving is still alive in a few specialized fields.
It is used to personalize pens, jewelry and musical instruments using specialized engraving tools that get the name or phrase perfectly onto the item being personalized.
Watches, baby items, christening items and wedding dishes can be engraved. Special etching on glass can personalize sets of wedding glasses using fluoric acid.
Baby shoes can be bronzed and engraving done of the baby’s name and birth information on a plaque or base.