VintageWoodenPlatter.com helps readers identify older wooden servingware, choose modern wooden trays that fit how they will use them, and understand sizing, condition, finish and care.
Who writes the guides
The Vintage Wooden Platter editors research older wooden servingware and modern wooden trays: maker marks, construction, finishes, sizes and care. We are not appraisers or wood scientists, and we have not lab-tested the products we mention. Every guide is built from maker documents, museum and collector references and the details sellers publish, and it says plainly what cannot be verified.
Guides are credited to Vintage Wooden Platter Editors as a group. We do not list invented staff, credentials or awards.
What we do and do not do
- We explain identification clues and say how strong each one is. We do not appraise, authenticate or date individual pieces, and we never quote values for them.
- We describe modern products using what the maker or seller states, labeled that way. We have not tested them, so we call our product sections a researched selection.
- We never say a finish is food safe unless the maker says so, and even then we point you to the maker's own words.
How the site is funded
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See the affiliate disclosure.
Contact
Corrections and questions: hello@vintagewoodenplatter.com. See our corrections policy.