Why Buy TV Tray Tables

TV tray tables recall time … before remote controls

TV trays and tables recall a simpler time in American life. In the mid-1950s, when television was somewhat new but many households owned one — 33 million in 1954 — people discovered and enjoyed eating TV dinners on their TV trays and tables while watching their favorite shows. They watched, with their TV trays nestled in front of them, the latest episode of newer shows such as "I Love Lucy," "Flash Gordon," "Lassie," or "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.

Fighting over the remote control or controls was not an issue during these early days of TV tray tables, as remotes did not even exist.

In 1954, the year TV dinners and the subsequent TV tray tables debuted:

Only a few TV channels were offered

Television sets themselves were simple, with knobs for both volume and channels

Although color televisions were invented this year, most households still owned only black-and-white sets

Watching TV was still a novelty when TV trays first made their appearance. What was offered in the world of TV, with TV dinners and TV tray tables, represented a new world to most Americans. TV trays and the meals on them were embraced as part of a new love for what was being marketed and explored as futurism.

That was then, this is …

Today, the style of TV tray tables that were sold in the 1950s can still be purchased or more modern renditions of these simple yet convenient and highly functional tables are also available. TV tray tables don't have to be just for eating. Many people enjoy bringing out their TV trays to set a drink on temporarily, put snacks on for a TV or movie party, have a quick, easy work surface, work on their latest project, or play a game. TV trays are also helpful during times of convalescence, whether in the bedroom or the living room.

Choose from:

Traditional folding TV trays that fold up and are easily stored in a corner or a closet

Newer wood TV trays that add style to the idea of eating in front of the TV

Table Mate TV trays that are designed to be pulled directly to a person's lap and be adjusted for the perfect height

TV trays and tray tables help keep a room tidy and food off furniture, the floor, and you.

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