tea-trays

Jorgan followed Mrs. Raybrock into the little, low back-room, — decorated with divers plants in pots, tea-trays, old china teapots, and punch-bowls, — which was at once the private sitting-room of the Raybrock family and the inner cabinet of the post-office of the village of Steepways.

A Message from the Sea 2007

Jorgan followed Mrs. Raybrock into the little, low back-room, — decorated with divers plants in pots, tea-trays, old china teapots, and punch-bowls, — which was at once the private sitting-room of the Raybrock family and the inner cabinet of the post-office of the village of Steepways.

A Message from the Sea 2007

Here we have them all in a circle: mamma is at her side of the fire, papa at his; Mademoiselle Eleonore, at whom the Captain looks rather sweetly (eyes off, Captain!); the two girls, listening like — like nymphas discentes to Apollo, let us say; and John and Tummas (with obtuse ears), who are bringing in the tea-trays and urns.

The Virginians 2006

While some carry these enormous bundles, others bear logs or planks of wood, blocks of building stone, vessels containing palm-oil, baskets of vegetables, or tin tea-trays on which are folded shawls.

Travels in West Africa 2003

A fairy lake glows with the pink and crimson blossoms of the noble Victoria Regia, the huge leaves like green tea-trays floating on the water, where a central fountain adds prismatic radiance to the scenic effect of the splendid lilies.

Through the Malay Archipelago Emily Richings

The correct music is provided by a band performing entirely on hair-combs and tea-trays.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 Various

Glass, and tea-trays, and crokery-ware, and haberdashery, all meet you in the street.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Various

Large numbers of articles of the above description, such as tea-trays, tea-canisters, cash-boxes, coal-boxes, and similar goods, are japanned at Birmingham, and it is to such that the preceding instructions apply.

Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing William N. Brown

For japanning sheet-iron articles, which are really tin goods, such as tea-trays and similar things, first scour them well with a piece of sandstone, which will effectually remove all the scales and make the surface quite smooth.

Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing William N. Brown

So except at dinner she was attended by tidy little maids, in gray Quaker costumes, who could carry tea-trays into her crowded boudoir without breaking things.

Long Live the King! Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917