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 Item codes

English translation

Standard 5-piece place setting

Includes 1 each of bread & butter plate, salad plate, dinner plate, cup, saucer.

Non-Standard 5-piece place setting

Variation can include substitution of a cup/saucer for a mug or a salad plate for a cereal bowl.

Bread & butter plate

Smallest size plate of a place setting ranging from 5 3/4" to 6 1/2" diameter.

Tea / dessert plate

Non standard place setting item. Sizes range from 6 3/4" to 7 1/2" diameter.

Salad plate

Middle size plate of a place setting ranging from 7 3/4" to 8 1/2" diameter.

Luncheon plate

non standard place setting item. Sizes range from 8 3/4" to 9 1/2" diameter.

Dinner plate

Largest size plate of a place setting ranging from 9 3/4" to 11" diameter.

A/D CR & SUG

after-dinner/small creamer & open sugar

A/D CREAMER

after-dinner/small creamer

ASH TRAY/M

medium ash tray

B & B /5.5

5.5" bread & butter plate

BAKER/9.5

9.5" open oval vegetable bowl

BON BON REC/L

large rectangular candy dish

BON BON RND/S

small round candy dish

BON BON SQ/S

small square candy dish

BOUIL. SOUP/ST

bouillion soup cup & saucer

BR COFFEE C/S

breakfast coffee cup & saucer

BREAD & BUTTER

bread & butter plate, standard size usually about 6-6.25"

BUTTER COV

covered butter dish

C/P BASE/SM

small coffee pot base only

CAKE PL/LGE

large cake plate

CAKE PL/REG

regular cake plate

CASSEROLE IND COV

individual covered casserole dish

CASSEROLE LGE COV

large covered casserole dish

CH COV BASE (Oblong)

oblong covered cheese base only

CH COV LID (Sq)

square covered cheese lid only

CHEESE COV (Rnd)

round covered cheese dish

CHOP PL/13

13" round platter

CIG. BOX & LID

covered cigarette box

COFFEE POT/LGE

large coffee pot

COMPORT TALL

tall pedestal cake server

COUPE SOUP

coupe soup bowl

COUPE SOUP/9

9" coupe soup bowl

CR SOUP & ST.

cream soup bowl & stand

CR SOUP BOWL

cream soup bowl only

CR SOUP ST

cream soup stand only

CREAMER LGE

large creamer

CREAMER/MED

medium creamer

CRESCENT SALAD

crescent salad plate

CUP & SAUCER

cup & saucer

CUP ONLY

tea cup only

D/T C/S

demi-tasse cup & saucer

D/T CUP

demi-tasse cup only

DESSERT PL/6.75

6.75" dessert plate

DINNER PLATE

dinner plate, standard size. usually about 10-10.5", but can vary with different manufacturers

DINNER/9.75

9.75" dinner plate

DIV. OPEN VEG.

divided open vegetable bowl

EGG CUP/DOUBLE

double egg cup

FR NAPPIE/R

fruit nappie, small dessert bowl, usually 5-5.5" in diameter

GR BOAT ONLY

gravy boat only

GR STD ONLY

gravy stand only

GRAVY BOAT & L/S

gravy boat & loose stand

GRAVY BOAT F/S

gravy boat & attached stand

HONEY/JAM POT COV

covered honey/jam pot

HOSTESS SET

hostess tray & cup

HOT WATER JUG COV

covered hot water jug. for extra water to top up your tea/coffee pot

LUNCH/9.5

9.5" luncheon plate

LUNCHEON

luncheon plate, standard size. Usually about 8.75"-9.5" in diameter

LUNCHEON/SQ-9.5

square 9.5" luncheon plate

MUFFIN COV LG

large covered muffin, domed dish for baked goods

MUSTARD POT COV

covered mustard pot

NAPKIN RING/4

set of 4 napkin rings

ONION SOUP/COV.

covered onion soup bowl

PLATTER/13

13" platter oval

RAMEKIN & ST

ramekin bowl & stand. small custard size dish with saucer

RIM CER. BOWL

rimmed cereal bowl

RIM FR. NAPPIE

rimmed fruit nappie

RIM SOUP

rimmed soup bowl, standard size. Usually about 8"-8.25"

RIM SOUP/9

9" rimmed soup bowl

ROASTER DIV/B

covered divided roaster base only

ROASTER RECT

rectangular roaster. Open style roasting dish

S/PAN CASSEROLE MED

medium saucepan casserole dish. Side handled like a pot with a lid

SAL BOWL RND/9

9" round salad bowl

SALAD PLATE

salad plate, standard size. Usually about 8.25", but can vary greatly with different manufacturers.

SALAD/7.5

7.5" salad plate

SALAD/SQ

square salad plate

SAUCE BOAT & STD

sauce boat & loose stand

SAUCE TOUR COV & STD

covered sauce toureen & stand

SAUCE TOUR COV F/S

covered sauce toureen & attached stand

SAUCE TOUR COV/BASE

covered sauce toureen base only

SAUCE TOUR COV/LID

covered sauce toureen lid only

SAUCE TOUR LADLE

sauce toureen ladle

SAUCE TOUR STD

sauce toureen stand only

SAUCER 5.25

5.25" tea saucer

SAUCER ONLY

tea saucer only, standard size.

SCALLOP SQ/9

9" square open vegetable, scallop shape

SERVICE PL

service plate

SOUFFLE/MED

medium souffle dish

SP TOUR COV & ST.

covered soup toureen & stand

SP TOUR COV F/S

covered soup toureen & attached stand

SP TOUR COV W/O ST

covered soup toureen - no stand

SP TOUR LADLE

soup toureen ladle

SP TOUR STAND

soup toureen stand only

SUG LGE COV/B

covered sugar base only

SUG LGE COV/L

covered sugar lid only

SUG OPEN/LGE

large open sugar

SUGAR COV LGE

large covered sugar bowl

T/P BASE/MED

medium teapot base only

T/P LID/LGE

large teapot lid only

TEAPOT/SM

small teapot

TIER STAND/3

3-tier serving dish

TRIPLE TRAY L/S

large 3-section tray

VEG COV (DIV)

divided covered vegetable bowl

VEG COV (OVAL)

oval covered vegetable bowl

VEG COV BASE/RECT

rectangular covered vegetable base only

VEG COV LID/R

round covered vegetable lid only

 

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