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Origin
The term "Lazy Susan" made its first written appearance in a Good Housekeeping article in 1906,[1] although their existence dates back to the 18th century. Prior to the use of the term 'Lazy Susan', they were referred to as dumbwaiters, a term today applied to a small elevator for transporting food.[2] There is no clear evidence as to the origin of the Susan part of Lazy Susan."[3]
Uses
The Lazy Susan is commonly used in many Chinese restaurants (and other places as well) to facilitate dishes being shared communally. Almost all Lazy Susans in restaurants in China are made of heavy glass. The largest kinds are sometimes electrically powered, slowly revolving throughout the dinner service.
Other uses
This term may also refer to corner cabinets on which the shelves are mounted on a vertical axle such that items may be retrieved by pushing on the shelves to turn them. This type is usually found in kitchens. When closed, this type of Lazy Susan appears to be two normal cabinets at right angles to each other. When pushed on, the cabinet 'doors' reveal the shelves, which are circular except for the ninety degree cut-out where the doors are mounted.
Lazy Susan is also used to describe any type of small, hand-rotated flat platform, e.g. a rotating spice rack for a kitchen cabinet, a rotating TV/monitor platform, a rotating platform used to aid manual tasks like sculpture, model building, electronics repair and fabrication, etc.. A larger or motor-operated rotating platform is typically referred to as a turntable.