Holloware (hollowware, or hollow-ware
) is metal
tableware
Tableware is any dish or dishware used for setting a table, serving food, and dining. It includes cutlery, glassware, serving dishes, and other items for practical as well as decorative purposes. The quality, nature, variety and number of o ...
such as
sugar bowls,
creamers,
coffee pot
A coffeemaker, coffee maker or coffee machine is a cooking appliance used to brew coffee. While there are many different types of coffeemakers the two most common brewing principles use gravity or pressure to move hot water through coffee g ...
s,
teapots, soup
tureens, hot food covers, water
jugs,
platters, butter pat plates, and other items that accompany
dishware
Tableware is any dish or dishware used for setting a table, serving food, and dining. It includes cutlery, glassware, serving dishes, and other items for practical as well as decorative purposes. The quality, nature, variety and number of ob ...
on a table. It does not include
cutlery
Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware), includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture. A person who makes or sells cutlery is called a cutler. The city of Sheffie ...
or other metal utensils. Holloware is constructed for durability. It differs from some other silverplated items, with thicker walls and more layers of
silverplate.
Dining car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
It is distinct from other railroad food service cars that do ...
holloware is a type of railroad collectible (
railroadiana). The relative value of pieces depends on their scarcity, age and condition, and the popularity of the trains on which the items were used.
Holloware is the traditional gift in the UK and the modern gift in the US
Wedding Anniversaries
" compiled by librarians at the Chicago Public Library's Information Center (December, 2000). for the sixteenth wedding anniversary
A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date a wedding took place. Couples may take the occasion to celebrate their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular a ...
. Holloware is the traditional gift for jubilee or wedding in Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...
.
References
External links
Holloware page
from railroadiana.org
Serving and dining
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