Wasn't someone looking for these recently:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pasta-container-stainless-steel-polished-glass-lid_W0QQitemZ320469662541QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Kitchen_Accessories?hash=item4a9d7 afb4d

i was looking for glass ones

Bugger!

I remember that .... in my local Tesco they are selling a tall cylindrical vase - probably about the right diameter - didn't measure it but about a 300 mm max, (esitmated).

thanks guys, will check tesco out

Still, it may be what I am looking for if its around 1.2~1.6 mm thick