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Raelene's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Raelene's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
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Raelene's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Made by hand in Stanthorpe, Queensland · since 1977
Soup on one side. Your sandwich on the other. One handle to carry it all.
Raelene Treloar has been at the potter’s wheel for 49 years. When her husband Col’s hands started to shake and he quietly gave up on soup, she made him a bowl he could carry with one hand. This is that bowl, from her very last big firing. Her shoulder won’t allow another.
Her last firing · about 240 left
49
years at the wheel
1
dish instead of two
12
tries to get the handle right
“Everybody thinks the handle is the pretty part. It isn’t. The handle is where you tell the weight to go.”
— Raelene Treloar
What arrives at your door
- One handmade ceramic soup and sandwich bowl in the glaze you choose
- Wrapped by hand in brown paper by Raelene and her daughter Kylie
- A short card from the studio
What makes Raelene’s bowl different
No. 01
One piece, one hand
A deep cup and a curved plate thrown as one dish. Nothing slides against anything else on the way to the table or the chair.
No. 02
The handle sits where the weight is
A wide loop right beside the soup, big enough for a thumb and two fingers. The bowl hangs level instead of tipping towards your wrist.
No. 03
A wall between soup and bread
The cup’s high wall keeps the soup on its own side. Toasties stay crisp, crackers stay dry.
No. 04
Steady wherever you eat
A wide, flat foot that sits still on a lap tray, a tray table or a side table.
No. 05
Microwave and dishwasher safe
Warm the soup right in the cup, eat, and put the whole thing in the dishwasher. One dish to wash instead of two.
No. 06
Real ceramic, made by hand
Thrown on the wheel, kiln-fired and dipped in glaze by hand. Real weight in your hand, and no two bowls exactly alike.
Pick your glaze
Frost Cream
A warm, speckled white with a toasted rim.
Shiraz Red
The deep red of the wine from the vineyards up the road.
Severn River Blue
Deep and glossy, with a pale speckled rim.
Wattle Yellow
Warm and sunny, the colour of the hills in August.
How to use it
- Fill the cup with soup, stew or chowder, a finger’s width below the rim. Warm it right in the microwave if you like.
- Load the plate with half a sandwich, a cheese toastie, crackers or a slice of bread.
- Thumb through the handle, fingers underneath, and carry it close. Your other hand stays free.
- When you’re done, it all goes in the dishwasher together.
A regular soup bowl vs. Raelene’s bowl
| Bowl + separate plate | Raelene’s bowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Hands needed to carry | Two, or a tray | One |
| Where the weight sits | Wherever the soup sloshes | Right below your hand |
| Bread or crackers | Soggy when the soup slides | Dry on their own side |
| On a lap tray | Two dishes fighting for room | One steady foot |
| Dishes to wash | Two | One |
Made by hand in Stanthorpe
Raelene throws every cup, shapes every plate and pulls every handle in the old apple-packing shed behind her house in Stanthorpe, Queensland. Before a bowl is wrapped, she lifts it once by the handle. If it doesn’t hang level, it goes on the seconds shelf. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so what’s left from September is her last, on sale until 20 December while it lasts.
Raelene Treloar
Perfect for
Raelene’s standard
- Thrown, shaped and glazed by hand
- Every bowl lifted by the handle before it ships
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- Wrapped by hand, dispatched within 1–2 business days
- 90-day money-back guarantee
90-day money-back guarantee
“If it doesn’t make lunch easier at your house, I want to hear about it, and I want you to have your money back.” Use it every day for 90 days. If it isn’t right for you, email us and get a full refund. No questions asked.
Care and handling: Microwave and dishwasher safe. Hot soup still makes a hot bowl, so carry it by the handle and fill the cup a finger’s width below the rim. Because every piece is glazed by hand, colour and speckling vary slightly from bowl to bowl. This is a serving dish, not a medical or assistive device.
Product details
| Material | Handmade ceramic, glazed and kiln-fired |
| Size | approx. 20.5 × 17.5 × 5 cm |
| Soup cup holds | approx. 280 ml |
| Glazes | Frost Cream, Shiraz Red, Severn River Blue, Wattle Yellow |
| Microwave / dishwasher | Yes / Yes |
| Made in | Stanthorpe, Queensland, by Raelene Treloar |
| Shipping | Dispatched within 1–2 business days |
| Guarantee | 90 days, money back |
The September Firing
The September Firing
A note from the shed:
Raelene Treloar has been at the potter’s wheel in Stanthorpe, Queensland, for 49 years. These days she works in the old apple-packing shed behind her house on the Granite Belt. When her husband Col, who drove the mail run out of Stanthorpe for 33 years, started to get a shake in his hands and quietly stopped eating soup so he wouldn’t spill it, she made him one dish he could carry with one hand: a deep cup for the soup, a curved plate for the sandwich, and a wide handle set right where the weight is. Since the winter before last the bowls have sold at the Saturday market in Stanthorpe. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so the bowls left from September are her last. On sale until 20 December, while they last.
Free Shipping Australia-wide
Free Shipping Australia-wide
Free shipping Australia-wide
- Dispatched with Australia Post within 1–2 business days, with tracking
- Every bowl is lifted by the handle once and wrapped by hand
- Handmade ceramic soup and sandwich bowl, approx. 20.5 × 17.5 × 5 cm, soup cup holds approx. 280 ml
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- 90-day money-back guarantee — just email info@cedarandtinco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@cedarandtinco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (AEST). Whether it’s about your order, how to use your bowl, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 90-day money-back guarantee. Use it every day, and if it doesn’t make lunch easier at your house or simply isn’t for you, email info@cedarandtinco.com within 90 days for a full refund. No questions, and shipping within Australia is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Raelene throws each cup on the wheel herself, shapes the curved plate and joins the two while the clay is still soft. Then she pulls the handle and sets it right beside the soup, so the bowl hangs level when you carry it. After the first firing she dips each bowl in one of four glazes, Frost Cream, Shiraz Red, Severn River Blue or Wattle Yellow, and fires it again. Before it is wrapped, Raelene lifts every bowl once by the handle. No two are identical. Microwave and dishwasher safe.