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Rhoda's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Rhoda's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
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Rhoda's Soup and Sandwich Bowl
Made by hand in Masham, North Yorkshire · since 1977
Soup on one side. Your sandwich on the other. One handle to carry the lot.
Rhoda Hebblethwaite has been at the potter’s wheel for 49 years. When her husband Cyril’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
attempts to get the handle right
“Everyone thinks the handle is the pretty bit. It isn’t. The handle is where you tell the weight to go.”
— Rhoda Hebblethwaite
What arrives at your door
- One handmade ceramic soup and sandwich bowl in the glaze you choose
- Wrapped by hand in brown paper by Rhoda and her daughter Bethan
- A short card from the byre
What makes Rhoda’s bowl different
No. 01
One piece, one hand
A deep cup and a curved plate made as one dish. Nothing slides against anything else on the way to the table or the armchair.
No. 02
The handle sits where the weight is
A wide, flat 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, crusty bread stays dry.
No. 04
Steady wherever you eat
A wide, flat base 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 pop the whole thing in the dishwasher. One dish to wash up instead of two.
No. 06
Real ceramic, made by hand
Thrown on the wheel, kiln-fired and dipped in glaze by hand. Proper weight in your hand, and no two bowls exactly alike.
Pick your glaze
Wensleydale Cream
A warm, speckled white with a toasted rim.
Pillar-Box Red
The bright red of the post box on Masham’s Market Place.
River Ure Blue
Deep and glossy, with a pale speckled rim.
Buttercup Yellow
Warm and sunny, the colour of the hay meadows in June.
How to use it
- Fill the cup with soup, stew or broth, 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 crusty bread.
- Thumb through the handle, fingers underneath, and carry it close. Your other hand stays free.
- When you’ve finished, it all goes in the dishwasher together.
A regular soup bowl vs. Rhoda’s bowl
| Bowl + separate plate | Rhoda’s bowl | |
|---|---|---|
| Hands needed to carry | Two, or a tray | One |
| Where the weight sits | Wherever the soup slops | 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 base |
| Washing-up | Two dishes | One |
Made by hand in Masham
Rhoda throws every cup, shapes every plate and pulls every handle in the old stone byre behind her cottage in Masham, North Yorkshire. 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 30 November while it lasts.
Rhoda Hebblethwaite
Perfect for
Rhoda’s standard
- Thrown, shaped and glazed by hand
- Every bowl lifted by the handle before it’s dispatched
- Microwave and dishwasher safe
- Wrapped by hand, dispatched by Royal Mail within 1–2 working days
- 90-day money-back guarantee
90-day money-back guarantee
“If it doesn’t make lunch easier in 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 for 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 (8.1 × 6.9 × 2 in) |
| Soup cup holds | approx. 280 ml |
| Glazes | Wensleydale Cream, Pillar-Box Red, River Ure Blue, Buttercup Yellow |
| Microwave / dishwasher | Yes / Yes |
| Made in | Masham, North Yorkshire, by Rhoda Hebblethwaite |
| Delivery | Dispatched by Royal Mail within 1–2 working days |
| Guarantee | 90 days, money back |
The September Firing
The September Firing
A note from the byre:
Rhoda Hebblethwaite has been at the potter’s wheel in Masham, North Yorkshire, for 49 years. When her husband Cyril’s hands started to shake and he quietly stopped having 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, flat handle set right where the weight is. Since May the bowls have sold at her stall on the Saturday market in Masham. Her shoulder won’t allow another big firing, so the bowls left from September are her last. On sale until 30 November, while they last.
Free UK Delivery
Free UK Delivery
Free delivery across the UK
- Dispatched by Royal Mail within 1–2 working 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 any time at info@cedarandtinco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (UK time). 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 in your house or simply isn’t for you, email info@cedarandtinco.com within 90 days for a full refund. No questions, and UK delivery is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
Rhoda 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 and fires it again. Before it is wrapped, Rhoda lifts every bowl once by the handle. No two are identical. Microwave and dishwasher safe.