Pair of Everlast Polished Aluminum Folding Bar Tray Tables
By Everlast Metal Products Corporation
Located in Westport, CT
Pair Hand wrought Signed Everlast co ,Polished Aluminum Bar Tray folding tables,with acorn leaf
Aluminum
Everlast Folding Aluminium Tray
By Mary Wright
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual serving tray with folding legs. Manufactured by Everlast, circa 1940s with "Fallen
Everlast Polished Aluminum Folding Bar Tray Table
By Everlast Metal Products Corporation
Located in Buffalo, NY
Hand wrought Signed Everlast co ,Polished Aluminum Bar Tray folding table,with acorn leaf engraving
Aluminum
Everlast Hand Forged Aluminum Bar tray table
By Everlast Metal Products Corporation
Located in Westport, CT
wonderful Aluminum Ever last Co Hand Forged Leaf designed tray Bar table with folding base I have
Aluminum
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H 35 in W 25 in D 28.5 in
Brushed Aluminum Folding Tray Table by Mary Wright for Everlast Metal Products
By Everlast Metal Products Corporation, Mary Wright
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hollywood Regency, hand-wrought, bar tray table produced by Everlast Metal Products Corp. features
Aluminum
Industrial Style Aluminum Tray on Stand
By Everlast
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s Everlast aluminum tray on stand, hammered surface with etched floral decor.
Aluminum
American Art Deco Aluminum Serving Tray by Everlast Metal
By Everlast Metal Products Corporation
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish, American Art Deco Everlast Metal aluminum serving tray dates to the 1930s and is hand
Aluminum
The popularity of antique and vintage tray tables owes mostly to the 1950s, when the first TV dinners made their way into the freezers of American kitchens.
At a time when televisions were increasingly becoming fixtures in the living rooms of most homes in the United States, the tray table was impossibly convenient. With a deft merging of function and style, the table, positioned in front of your sofa or plush armchair, was a place to rest your Swanson-brand TV dinner, a compartmentalized supper issued on a disposable tray that required minimal preparation. The technological advances of the mid-century kitchen included programmable ovens, so TV dinners were quick and easy, particularly when home-cooked meals were out of the question.
When one had finished the last bite of this square meal, which was packed into sections that assumed various geometric shapes in their own partitioned aluminum tray, the tray table could be easily folded up and tucked away until needed again.
Eventually, designers took to exploring iterations of the widely loved tray table that would better suit household needs. Once a simple, foldable furnishing that was confined to use at mealtime, tray tables are now somewhat of a budget-friendly design staple for many households. Today, tray tables are as versatile as ever, and such a wide range has been manufactured over the years that you’re likely to find a good fit no matter what your furniture style preferences might be.
Tray tables are used as side tables, nightstands, a bar tray when your space won’t accommodate that handsome vintage bar cart you’ve been looking for and desks, particularly as many of us are working from home and especially when a modest-sized apartment won’t allow for larger tables.
Tray tables vary in style, shape and size. When looking for a tray table, you should measure accordingly and ensure that wherever it will land in your space there will be room around the table to allow for easy movement.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage tray tables that includes mid-century modern tray tables, Art Deco versions and more.