What we might call a bar cart began as Victorian England’s tea trolley Whatever you call it and however you use it, this birch wood cart with white enameled wheels attracted $2,650 at auction.

They originated in the Victorian era, when they were demurely referred to as tea carts, but the heyday of bar carts was in the 1950s and ’60s, when evening cocktails became common.

Originating in the Victorian era, when they demurely were referred to as “tea” carts, the heyday of bar carts was in the 1950s and ’60s when evening cocktails were common.

Whatever you call it and however you use it, this birch wood cart with white enameled wheels attracted $2,650 at auction.