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Shawnee
Submitted by nostalgiaholic on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 1:23pm
Shawnee
Shawnee Pottery. Kenwood Toastee Susan
Mine!
(4 votes)
Re: Shawnee
Did the center hold napkins or toast? Cute the way the metal is fashioned like a piece of toast.
Re: Shawnee
Toast...but you know, napkins could work...
Re: Shawnee
I would love to have people over for brunch and bring the toast out on the Toastee Susan and act as if everybody uses one.
Am usually too shy to comment here but can't keep quiet on design for a need I never knew I had.
I am in love with the mind behind this.
Re: Shawnee
Could you imagine how something like that would be received in today's marketplace?!
Re: Shawnee
Life was better then.
I-Like-My-Toast (and-I-can-not-lie)!
You-other-Brothers-can't-deny!
Re: Shawnee
Apparently toast was a big thing in the '30s - Toastmaster (and I'm sure other cos. as well) sold these elaborate "hospitality tray" serving sets with glass from Imperial and I think Duncan & Miller, and those Franciscan jam jars - their ads are hilarious, showing these fancy parties all built around serving things on toast!
Re: Shawnee
with marmalade. I would set it up for myself, if I could figure out how they keep the toast warm. Maybe oven toasted, all at once.
Re: Shawnee
Fascinating. I had no idea about the importance of toast in days gone by. : ) Cool item!
But I remember my dad saying that during the Depression he had coffee soup for breakfast. You put buttered toast at the bottom of a bowl and poured coffee on it. I guess milk and sugar were also involved (if you had them!)
Maybe Starbucks will be offering this on their menu soon...
Re: Shawnee
It's a toast rack/server. I would guess that one covered dish holds the butter and the other (with the two sections) holds jams or jeliles. The rack portion holds the toast. These are quite popular in England/British Isles. Also popular in the 50's here.I have one in silver plate.
Very nice find!