VINTAGE ADVERTISING TRAY LADIES HOME JOURNAL BIRTHDAY NUMBER EDITION ut
This is a vintage metal serving tray featuring the cover of the November 1, 1910, Birthday Number edition of The Ladies' Home Journal. The tray is 14” round, with a green and gold decorative border surrounding the magazine cover image. The cover depicts a portrait of a Gibson Girl with an elaborate hairstyle, resting her chin on her hand. Text on the cover reads The Ladies' Home Journal BIRTHDAY NUMBER, and indicates the price as 10 CENTS and the date as NOVEMBER 1, 1910. The publisher is identified as THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA.This tray is a collectible item, Art Deco style and made of tin. It’s from an estate sale with a few scratches but is in marvelous vintage condition. It's considered a novelty item and a piece of advertising memorabilia related to the magazine.