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Technically more of a Seventies item I suppose, the Hostess Trolley is one of those strange household items that you just don’t really seem to see any more, despite the fact that I’m sure they must still be available.
Ah yes! Here we are, there’s an example of a modern Hostess Trolley on the Argos website, although it’s made from wood and looks a great deal more sturdy, and dare I say it, tasteful than the old metal versions that I’m thinking of.
The retro Hostess Trolley was basically little more than a couple of trays on wheels. The idea was to make it easy for the “hostess” to bring food and drink through from the kitchen to the dining room table, thus enabling them to spend less time travelling backwards and forwards to the kitchen and more time with their guests.
I distinctly remember my Nan having one very similar to the one in the picture accompanying this post. I think it was given to her as a present by my parents and several of my aunts and uncles clubbing together to buy it.
I remember always wanting to wheel it about as a kid, and being told I wasn’t allowed to, which was probably just as well as my other overriding memory of it was that it was a bit wobbly and rickety – not exactly what you want for transporting drinks and hot food around.
Haha, you are forgetting the electric hostess trolley – perspex dishes inside to keep food hot, space for all your dishes underneath… my mum still has hers
Ah, now I see the Argos version… well, it’s better than the wooden-look contraption in my mum’s dining room!
I still have one of these, the exact same style as the one in the pic, and it’s going strong(ish). Actually think I used to have two, no idea what happened to t’other…
I can vouch for it being terrible for food and drink, but it’s great storage for remote controls and mobile phones. Don’t try and move it though, or it may collapse! 😀