Gift Trays She'll Treasure
*From Life Magazine 1942

Question:
(From the Year 1, until now)
"What shall I get her for Christmas?"

Answer:
(1942 Version)
"Hasko Trays, of course"

Slip a set of beautiful HASKO "Flying Duck" Trays under the tree and just watch her eyes sparkle when she unwraps 'em.

Add to your gift list the new HASKO Mystic Tray, a combination tray and game that spells out answers to questions . . . exciting gayety for guests . . . . more thrilling than a fortune teller at your party . . . a gift every woman appreciates.

. . . and no matter who "she" is . . . there's a HASKO Tray that will make her say "Just what I wanted" . . . and mean it!

Small trays for Canapes and Cocktails, large trays for Luncheons, Buffets and Bridge; Tuck - Away Sandwich Trays and Trays for breakfast abed.

HASKO Trays make smart entertaining easy - do away with table - setting, maid - service and plate 'n' cup juggling. All HASKO Trays come in gay Christmas wrappings. See them at department stores and gift shops NOW!

HASKELITE MFG. CORP.,
CHICAGO , ILL.

Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation (1917-1958) perfected a way to mold bonded plywood into virtually any shape. Advertised in differing forms as Duromold, Plymetl, and Phemaloid, this product was ideal for applications that required a strong yet lightweight construction material. It was widely used in boats, airplane fuselages and automobile door panels, just to name a few.

Haskelite also produced a multitude of colorful serving trays with animal, bird, floral, and Disney cartoon themes. With the addition of the Hasko Mystic Tray and the popular Mystic board series, "Hasko" became one of the most prolific manufacturers of talking boards in the world, second only to William Fuld.

In 1941 the Federal Trade Commission brought charges against the company for failing to disclose that some of the products were actually covered with wood grain paper and thus fell under the heading of "simulated wood product" not real wood. This, we presume, is the reason for the label on all Hasko trays that reads: "made of selected wood covered with fine lithographed paper."