1930s wooden “Toastmaster Hospitality” Art deco serving tray. Laminated plywood

Description: “Toastmaster Hospitality” Art deco style serving tray. Laminated plywood, medium brown. Rectangular, rounded corners with streamlines, and flattened, squared handles on either side. Underside has adhered vinyl lettering: “TOASTMASTER/HOSPITALITY TRAY/GENUINE PLYWOOD-OVERTON BENTWOOD PROCESS/MCGRAW ELECTRIC COMPANY/WATERS-GENTER DIVISION, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., U.S.A./PATENT PENDING” Maker is likely S.E. Overton, South Haven, Michigan, for McGraw Electric Company. The other components of the set were manufactured by McGraw Electric Company, Toastmaster Products Division, ca 1912-present, though no longer manufacturing household appliances, and now known as McGraw-Edison Date Made:1935- 1936 Measurements:overall: 1 1/16 in x 23 9/16 in x 15 1/2 in