As Couroc once advertised “Any tray can serve a drink. Only Couroc can start a conversation.” Well, prepare yourself for some serious conversing with your guests when you present your beverages and culinary cravings on this incredible vintage serving set!! Let’s start by talking about these spectacular Couroc serving trays! All of the details including shells, coins, coral, metal, and wood are hand inlaid by fine artisans and fused by an original molding process developed by Couroc of Monterey. Also, Couroc trays are made of a special black phenolic resin developed by Guthrie Courvoisier and his wife, Moira Wallace. It is impervious to alcohol, alkalis, acids, boiling water, and cigarette burns. Making them perfect to use for serving cocktails, beverages, or soup. One of our incredible trays features a whimsical waiter in a wonderful striped top holding a fantastic bottle of vino above two beverage glasses waiting patiently for their pour upon a wooden tabletop. His service is sure to make you smile!! The other tray bares a marvelous wooden tree… some call it the “tree of life” while others call it “the money tree” which is fitting as it bares actual foreign coin inlaid details between the green leaves and branches. You can call it whatever you like, but you should definitely call it yours… Plus, they will be fabulous used alongside these beautiful bright orange vintage salad serving plasticware set. It includes a large salad bowl, four smaller bowls, and two serving utensils. This is a magnificent combination whether used in your kitchen on an island or dry bar, on your dining room table or maybe just display them all on a buffet or shelf!
Couroc of Monterey was founded by Guthrie Courvoisier in 1948 in…, of course, Monterey, California. They produced resin trays and other serving pieces. Their primary material used was a proprietary formula of phenolic resin Guthrie developed with the help of his wife, Moira Wallace, and named Couroc. Which is an amalgamation of Courvoisier and rock. Implying that Couroc is hard as rock. Moira, as an artist, oversaw design. She gathered together a group of like artists to help her creations come to life. They operated in a somewhat commune situation in the early years using “found” items such as paperclips and springs along with shells and other items they beachcombed to make the amazing inlays. Their resin went through experimentation and changes before the end result, which is alcohol proof and impervious to alkalis, acids, boiling water and even cigarette burns. Their products were sold in up-scale retail businesses and remained popular through the 1970s. In the 1980s they began to struggle and were out of business in 1998 after 50 years.
This is the epitome of SPECTACULAR SERVEWARE!!!! Don’t let this incredible pair of Couroc serving trays & beautiful bright orange vintage plastic salad set (psst it could be used for popcorn too!) end up in someone else’s home!! Do it… Make it YOURS!!!!
