Gilson’s Engraving and Elegant Gifts

What a great store! Family run, very friendly and helpful! I stopped in after seeming a newspaper ad for engraved Moscow Mule cups. I will definitely go back and will recommend. Prices are very reasonable.

I had a last minute gift I needed engraved and then shipped from Cincinnati to California. They let me into the store before it opened to drop off my gift and promised it would be done the next morning so I could ship it. It was ready before the said time. The engraving was beautiful — and the woman helping me gift wrapped my bottle without me asking. It wasn’t as expensive as I thought it might be for a last minute job. I will becoming here (although it’s 20 minutes out of my way) for future gifts!

Tony Gilson, a master hand engraver trained in England, founded the store now known as Gilson’s Engraving in 1974 in Downtown Cincinnati, according to its website. Gilson’s is now located in a new 7,000-square foot building in Madeira, with a 2,300-square foot show room, as well as a workshop and stockroom.
Gilson’s is great for all occasions, including for weddings, graduations, Christmas, and even for baby gifts. They offer a very large selection of elegant gifts including clocks, bowls, silverware, picture frames, and Lenox trays, and they also engrave plaques, awards, and business signage as well, among other things.
Some of Gilson’s top manufacturers include Waterford and Swarovski Crystal, and they will engrave glass gifts too. Gilson’s will even engrave items that weren’t even purchased at their store, and they also offer engravings for iPods and cell phones for $ 25 and $ 20, respectively.
The showroom is really nice and even items not engraved are great for gifts. I recommend stopping into the store, but I also suggest checking out their website to see the numerous possibilities and samples of acrylics, modern art awards, glass awards, and presentation pieces, among others