Farberware Hammered Aluminum Tidbit Server Tray This vintage aluminum giftware piece is a center handled server or tidbit tray by Farberware. It's 8" diameter with a 5" high fancy handle ending in a curved flower bud with bubbles. The rim is notched and the shiny surface is lightly hammered. There are some table scratches on the underside but the top is in much better condition with only very slight marks from use and polishing. Marked with an anvil logo "Wrought Farberware, Bklyn N.Y.".

Circa: 1930s - 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Farberware  

Hammered Aluminum 2 Tier Tidbit Tray Fruit Pattern I don't know who made this vintage aluminum giftware tidbit tray server but it's very nice, despite my bad photos. About 11-1/2" high, the upper plate is 7-3/4" diameter, the lower 11". Both plates have intaglio incised fruit and flower designs in the centers and ruffled crimped rims. The texture is faintly hammered, the aluminum is shiny. The nicely detailed fruit centers do not have as much background darkness as the photos show, I think those are shadows.The tidbit tray is in very good vintage condition with only very faint marks from use and storage.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Unsigned  

Hammered Aluminum Round Serving Tray Fruit Pattern This vintage aluminum giftware round platter or serving tray has a hammered pattern and an arrangement of fruit incised and embossed on the bottom. It measures 13-1/2 inches diameter and is marked "Hand Forged". It's nice and shiny with no dents or dings, but there are some light storage and cleaning scratches. It's also heavy, made of thicker aluminum than many trays of this type.

Circa: 1940s - 1950s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Unsigned  

Wagner Ware Sizzling Steak Hammered Aluminum Meat Platter This heavy hammered aluminum well and tree footed steak or meat platter by Wagner Ware has to be pretty rare. I can't find another one like it and it's not even in my Book of Griswold & Wagner (all the others are but not this one). It stands on four legs and is 12 by 8 inches. The back is marked Wagner Ware Sydney -0- and No. 3340, also "The Original Sizzling Steak Platter, Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." There are a few very shallow, light utensil marks on the surface. You have to look closely to see them amid the hammer marks. Otherwise excellent condition.

Circa: 1930s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Wagner Ware  

Guardian Service Aluminum and Glass Ice Bucket This scarce cast aluminum ice bucket was part of the Guardian Service Ware line of cookware from the 1930s to mid 1950s, produced by Century Metalcraft. It's 6-1/4" tall to the rim by 6-3/4" diameter not including the metal tab handles. With the distinctive armored knight logo glass lid it's about 9" tall. The lid of course fits any 6" diameter Guardian Service pot or pan.

The ice bucket and lid are in excellent condition. The liner has no scratches, cracks, or stains and the orange peel textured checkered aluminum bucket is shiny with no scratches. The lid is completely free of flakes and chips.

Circa: 1936 - 1956
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Century Metalcraft Guardian Service