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Smithsonian Magazine, The Lazy Susan, the Classic Centerpiece of Chinese Restaurants, Is Neither Classic nor Chinese. There is a table arrangement used much in Germany, which has now found its way to America, though it is still by no means common. The German frau calls it "Lazy Susan", but it is entirely different from our product used for salt and pepper shakers. Its only point of similarity is the swivel upon which it turns. The one which joys my heart is of mahogany, and it turns automatically at the slightest touch. It contains seven china dishes, six of which are trapezoids, the center one being octagonal. The trapezoids fit about the center octagon, forming a perfect whole. Pass the potatoes” is easier said than done when five of your nearest and dearest relatives are sandwiched between you and your potato-loving great aunt at a family gathering. Many can relate to and picture what happens next: a plate wobbling on its way from one end of the table to another, olive oil dripping to the tablecloth as the plate clumsily exchanges hands, and family members pretending not to be annoyed that they have to put down forkfuls of turkey to deliver the goods to Aunt Ida.I’m pretty sure the name is a 20th-century invention,” said Coffin. “But the earliest forms I know of are from the 1720s and 1730s England. Many were pedestal tables with rotating tops used for wine and tea tasting. I’ve also seen versions with silver trays fitted into the tabletop.” By 1918 Century Magazine had already dismissed the lazy susan as out of fashion, though she would become very popular again in the 1950s, after George Hall, a soy sauce manufacturer, and partner in popular San Francisco-area Chinese restaurants, reintroduced the tabletop turntables in his restaurants. At the same time, the domestic service sector collapsed and the post-war Baby Boom led for to a demand for convenience. Lazy Susans became so fashionable in the 1950s and ’60s that they were deemed kitschy in the decades to follow, but the 21st century has seen them reinvented and in demand once more.

The Lazy Susan Revolution makes dinner time is so much fun! The kids love it! And so do the adults. Everyone can serve themselves and enjoy without bothering anyone at the other side of the table. Weekly Register, No. 105. 15 Apr 1732. Citing The Gentleman's Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer, p. 701. F. Jefferies (London), Apr 1732. Accessed 11 Aug 2013.Around 70% of all applications receive a refusal. Many of these refusals can be overcome by strategic work of a licensed trademark attorney, but DIY-applications generally are NOT successful.

Part of the mystery arises from the variety of devices that were grouped under the term "dumb waiter" (today written dumbwaiter). An early 18th-century British article in The Gentleman's Magazine describes how silent machines had replaced garrulous servants at some tables [7] and, by the 1750s, Christopher Smart was praising the "foreign" but discreet devices in verse. [8] It is, however, almost certain that the devices under discussion were wheeled serving trays similar to those introduced by Thomas Jefferson to the United States from France, [9] where they were known as étagères. [9] At some point during or before the third quarter of the 18th century, the name dumb waiter also began to be applied to rotating trays. [2] (Jefferson never had a lazy Susan at Monticello, but he did construct a box-shaped rotating book stand and, as part of serving "in the French style", employed a revolving dining-room door whose reverse side supported a number of shelves. [10]). By the 1840s, Americans were applying the term to small lifts carrying food between floors as well. [2] The success of George W. Cannon's 1887 mechanical dumbwaiter popularised this usage, replacing the previous meanings of "dumbwaiter". The concept is innovative, and we can certainly see a need for an elongated lazy Susan turntable, especially when Thanksgiving and the holiday season are upon us. But how well does it actually perform? Is it a pain to assemble, take apart, and store (because unless you are the host or hostess with the mostest, let’s face it: You are maybe getting a few uses out of it each year). And last but not least: Is it aesthetically pleasing—or will it compete with your tablescape vision? Today, this turntable has multiple uses , far beyond its early purpose as a servant replacement. It is the new centerpiece of the modern dining table—as functional as ever but having undergone a high-end makeover that has designers and homeowners, and those that gather around their tables, clamoring to take them for a spin. The term is infrequently used for the much older turntables employed in pottery wheels and related tasks like sculpture, modeling, repair work, etc. [24] See also [ edit ]

Sarah Coffin, head of product design and decorative arts at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York told the Los Angeles Times that the origin of the lazy susan turntable is “a great mystery.” If you are unrepresented, it is important for you to keep up to date on the status of your trademark. Trademark Elite is run by highly experienced trademark counsel who provide personalized attention and outstanding client service. By 1918, Century Magazine was already describing the lazy Susan as out of fashion, [21] but beginning in the 1950s its popularity soared once again after the redesign and reintroduction of the lazy Susan by George Hall, an engineer, soy sauce manufacturer, and partner in popular San Francisco-area Chinese restaurants ( Johnny Kan's, Ming's of Palo Alto and John Ly's Dining), and the rotating tray became ubiquitous in Chinese restaurants and was used in homes around the globe. [22] The decline in America's domestic service sector after World War I and its collapse following World War II, [23] combined with the post-war Baby Boom, led to a great demand for them in US households across the country in the 1950s and 1960s. This popularity has had the effect, however, of making them seem kitsch in subsequent decades. [4] Other uses [ edit ]