Engraved gifts make ideal personalised gifts, as meaningful or personal messages can be inscribed on them for the recipient
. For this reason, they are often given as anniversary or wedding gifts, or to celebrate a landmark birthday or as gifts for godchildren. The engraving is fairly cheap to produce and with new developments in engraving technology, more detailed engravings can be made than ever before, meaning that many printing companies still use a form of engraving for its original purpose; that is, to print images onto paper.