Holloware is a term that refers to table service items such as sugar bowl

Sugar bowl (dishware)

A sugar bowl is a small bowl designed for holding sugar or sugar cubes, to be served with tea or coffee in the Western tradition, that is an integral part of a tea set.- Notable sugar bowls :...

s, creamer

Creamer

-People:* George Creamer , American Major League Baseball second baseman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* Henry Creamer , American popular song lyricist, and part of the songwriting team of Creamer & Layton...

s, coffee pots, teapot

Teapot

A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured...

s, soup tureen

Tureen

A tureen is a serving dish for foods such as soups or stews, often shaped as a broad, deep, oval vessel with fixed handles and a low domed cover with a knob or handle. Over the centuries, tureens have appeared in many different forms, some round, rectangular, or made into fanciful shapes such as...

s, hot food covers, water pitcher

Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

s, platter

Platter

Platter may refer to:*Platter , by Jock Cheese*Platter , a meal of several components served together on a platter or in a basket*Platter , large dish used for serving food*Platter , American Champion racehorse...

s, butter pat plates and other metal items that went with the china on a table. It does not include flatware. Holloware was constructed to last a long time. It differs from some other silverplated items in being made with thicker walls and more layers of silverplate.

Dining car

Dining car

A dining car or restaurant carriage , also diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant....

 holloware is a type of railroad collectible (railroadiana

Railroadiana

Railroadiana or railwayana refers to artifacts of currently or formerly operating railways around the world. Railroadiana can include items such as:* public or employee timetables...

). The relative value of pieces depends on their scarcity, age and condition, and the popularity of the trains the items were used on.

Holloware is the traditional gift in the UK and the modern gift in the US for the 16th wedding anniversary

Wedding anniversary

-Official recognition:In the Commonwealth realms, one can receive a message from the monarch for 60th, 65th, and 70th wedding anniversaries, and any wedding anniversary after that...

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Holloware is the traditional gift for jubilee or wedding in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Holloware from Bulushoff is elite gift of political and economic establishment in Russia and France.

External links

• Holloware page from railroadiana.org