TRAY PART 2 Dear friends,
I am continuing my posting about traystarting with stainless steel tray. Gopalakrishnan 8-9-23 6 Steel trays With the revolution of changing woodenitems to steel items, during 1965’s, most wooden items were replaced withsteel, mostly with dark green or grey. This included trays also. Trays in the officestarted appearing in dark green tray. However a total replacement was not there. Steel trays were sturdier andlesser weight than wooden trays. I am having a steel tray purchased for me in 1965, still with me in perfect condition. I useit for keeping small tools. 7. Hindalium tray. For better appearance or some otherreasons the banks useHindalium tray. One can see Hindalium small boxes used to keep manyrecords handy with the accountant. There was a response to me by a membertray is out of date. Trays are not onlyused in offices, homes but in shops and many other establishments. It is not out of date. Hindalium trays remain mostly withbanks. They also use plastic trays. We can see most staff keep on the table a traypaper items like closed FDR, Forms like 15 G, 15 H, locker agreement etc., intray before they are filed. Steeltrays with less height and design are widely used in auspicious functions, givingtea, coffee, and juices to guests etc. Special quality trays are reserved togive refreshment to special invitees or VIPs. Tray is used in reception pointsto keep flowers, toffees etc. during functions. Complimenting a beautiful metal tray with marriage invitation is apresent day practice in Chennai. 8. Re appearance of wooden items After two decades or so, steel itemslost its charm and wooden items again started appearing. But because of theheavy cost for wooden items still steel items remains. Further for safety wooden almirahcould not match with steel almirah. Regarding our tray, new trays with processed woodwith mica sheet pasted appearing. They are still in vogue withbetter appearance with mica designed pasted over in many offices. 9 Appearance of plastic trays Plastic trays of different sizes,colours and designs started appearing. These trays are widely used in offices,hospitals, shops and homes. Earlier plastics were little brittle.The present day plastic items have long life unless kept in sun for longperiods. 10 Railway catering and tray The railway catering staff uses eitherAluminium or plastic trays to carry snacks. These trays are larger in size tocarry more items. In the first AC of trains special catering is done topassengers keeping food items in a beautiful metal tray. In the railway stalls, the snack itemsare kept in different trays which the passengers can purchase from platformstalls. This includeswater bottles easy to pick up by passengers from a tray. 11 Hospitals and trays. Nurses use plastic trays nowadays tokeep medicines to be given to in-patients, injection materials, and materialsto treat injury. One cannot see a nurse on duty not having a plastic tray handywith her. 12. Jewellery shops and trays. All jewellery shops show items tocustomers placing in a small tray. These small trays are most convenient forsafety of the items. These can be of different lightweight materials as desiredby the jewellery shop. 13. Vegetable shops etc. Most vegetable shops keep vegetablesin heavy duty plastic trays. Only exemption is heavy coconuts in baskets insome shops. 14. Homes with store rooms etc. In homes large, medium and small traysare used to keep provision items in store room, kitchen and work area. Depending on the items the trayscan be of plastic, stainless steel or Hindalium. Keeping oils in thekitchen mostly stainless tray is used. Even in open and closed cupboardstrays are used to keep different items conveniently. 15 Astray At one timedecades back when smoking was a fashion, astray in different colours inmetal/ clay was available. Now too there are few smokers in all places, astrayhas not gone out of the market 16. Trays in bamboo/cane/paper In handicraft we can get attractivetrays in cane or bamboo. Disposable paper trays are used in differentoccasions. 17. Availability of trays As per the requirement trays are availablein metal shops and plastic shops of different types. Office trays are availablein stationary shops and plastic shops. Trays are widely used now. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/2012286238.4220529.1694158404885%40mail.yahoo.com.
