Glo-Hill chrome tray with golden browm bakelite handles

Here is a truly lovely Art Deco chrome tray with two-tone brown bakelite feet and handles. The shiny mirror-finish tray measures 10-1/4" x 5-5/8" and features a large shallow center well, but it’s the gorgeous bakelite end pieces that make this tray a work of art. No way can photos do justice to the deep golden brown color. Two joined geometric carvings on each handle reveal the lighter mottled golden hue of the bakelite’s interior. Original paper sticker on the tray’s bottom says this beauty is one of the Gourmates line styled by Glo-Hill of Canada. In 1946, Sol, Paul, and Leo Globus, together with their brother in-law Harry Hill, created the Glo-Hill Corporation in Montreal. The business originally manufactured beautiful carving sets and cutlery, but as it grew, Glo-Hill began diversifying their product line and offering chrome hollowware pieces used in home entertaining. They imported materials from factories located along the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S., such as bakelite and many glass components that were being manufactured by expert glass manufactures like McKee, Glasbake and Jeannette Glass. Paul Globus was considered the stylist for Glo-Hill and it was his ideas that became the exquisite designs and Art Deco styling for which Glo-Hill became famous. Their products were sold throughout Canada in high-end department stores. The company ceased doing business in the 1970s, and their pieces are eagerly sought after by collectors today. Our tray stands 1-3/4" tall with an overall length of 11". Original sticker on the underside that says “Gourmates styled by Glo-Hill Canada.” Excellent vintage condition, with no dings or dents to the chrome and only very light usage scratching. The bakelite is pristine. See our coordinating bread tray listed immediately below. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $65.00 + s/h

Glo-Hill chrome bread tray with golden brown bakelite handles

This Glo-Hill chrome bread tray coordinates well with the rectangular tray listed immediately above because its golden brown two-tone bakelite feet and handles are the exact same color and design. Shiny mirror-finish tray measures 11-1/2" x 6-1/4" and features a deep center well. Each of the two-tone brown bakelite end pieces is decorated on top by two joined geometric carvings that reveal the lighter mottled golden hue of the bakelite’s interior. Tray stands 1-3/4" tall with an overall length of 12-1/2". Original sticker on the underside says “Gourmates styled by Glo-Hill Canada.” Excellent vintage condition. The bakelite is pristine. There are no dents or dings to the chrome and virtually no usage scratching. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $65.00 + s/h

West Bend Penguin hot/cold server

This West Bend “Penguin” hot/cold server makes the perfect ice bucket, but could just as easily be used as a bun warmer or for any number of other purposes. It has a distinctly Art Deco look with its round shape, large brown bakelite lid knob, and curved brown bakelite handles. Made of chrome plated aluminum, the 5-1/2" tall bucket’s mirror finish exterior features a row of four raised penguins marching around each side, identifying it as one of West Bend’s Penguin line of products first introduced in 1941. Bucket is 4-1/2" deep with diameters of 7" at its mouth and 5" at its base that has three little knob feet. Interior is brushed aluminum. Bottom is marked with the West Bend Penguin logo and also shows the patent number. 2-piece unit measures 9-3/4" across from handle to handle and stands just shy of 9" tall when lidded. The West Bend Aluminum Co. was incorporated in 1911 by five West Bend, WI businessmen led by Bernhardt C. Ziegler and two skilled tool-and-die makers. Each of the 7 men put up $1,000 to start the company. Within weeks they had rented an old button factory on the banks of the Milwaukee River for $8.50 a month and had acquired a lathe, shaper, and drill press, quickly followed by a draw press able to turn out 15 kinds of utensils. After ordering 3,000 pounds of aluminum from Pennsylvania, they hired several employees and went into business, first exhibiting West Bend products at a 1913 hardware association meeting in Milwaukee. Their first big customer was Sears, Roebuck and Co. which purchased 40-50% of West Bend’s products up through 1919. A privately held company until 1968, West Bend is still in business today in West Bend, WI as a wholly owned subsidiary of Premark International, Inc. Our vintage Penguin server is in outstanding condition with no dings, dents, or interior discoloration, and looks virtually unused. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $50.00 + s/h

Glo-Hill large chrome tray with cherry bakelite handles

This Glo-Hill 15" x 5-3/4" x 1-3/4" tall chrome tray features two-tone bakelite handles and feet in a deep bing cherry color. Tray has a shiny mirror finish and the bakelite handles wrap around its ends. Four conical feet attach to the underside, which retains its original sticker that says “Gourmates styled by Glo-Hill Canada.” Superb vintage condition with no dents, dings, or even scratching! Looks like it’s never been used. See our matching smaller tray listed immediately below. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $65.00 + s/h

Glo-Hill small chrome tray with cherry bakelite handles

This Glo-Hill 10-1/2" x 4-5/8" x 1-3/4" tall chrome tray is exactly the same design as our larger tray listed immediately above. This one, too, features two-tone bakelite handles and feet in a deep bing cherry color. Tray has a shiny mirror finish and the bakelite handles wrap around its ends. Four conical feet attach to the underside, which retains its original sticker that says “Gourmates styled by Glo-Hill Canada.” Superb vintage condition with no dings, dents, or even scratching! Looks like it’s never been used. (Click on picture for more images.) Tell a friend.

Price: $45.00 + s/h

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