Podstakannik Vintage Glass Cup Holder Scan Pears Ornament Сupronickel USSR

Description

Vintage soviet-era original
Glass Cup Holder PODSTAKANNIK.
Made in USSR.
A cup holder is a stand that embraces and supports a glass cup, mostly cylindrical in shape, with a handle for drinking hot tea without burning the palms.
In Russian Empire and later the USSR, glass holders were traditionally used in railway transport as an obligatory element of table setting (their use significantly increases the stability of glasses).
In addition, the cup holders serve to remove heat so that the glasses do not burst when boiling water is poured into them.
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