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WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES
From Paper to Platinum
The traditional names for wedding anniversaries go back many years in social usage. As names like wooden, crystal, silver and golden were applied to anniversary years, it was considered proper to present the married couple with gifts made of these products or of something related. The list of traditional products for gifts, with a few allowable revisions in parentheses, is presented below, with common modern gifts indicated in boldface.
1st Paper, clocks
2nd Cotton, china
3rd Leather, crystal, glass
4th Linen (silk), appliances
5th Wood, silverware
6th Iron, wood objects
7th Wool (copper), desk sets
8th Bronze, linens, lace
9th Pottery (china); leather goods
10th Tin, aluminium, diamond
11th Steel, fashion jewellery
12th Silk, pearls, coloured gems
13th Lace, textiles, furs
14th Ivory, gold jewellery
15th Crystal, watches
20th China, platinum
25th Silver, sterling silver
30th Pearl, Diamond
35th Coral (jade), jade
40th Ruby, ruby
45th Sapphire, sapphire
50th Gold, gold
55th Emerald, emerald
60th Diamond, diamond
Courtesy: The World Almanac 1997