Lazy Susans first spun onto the scene in an ad in "Vanity Fair" back in 1917, which hailed them as revolving servers that would revolutionize household organization and convenience.

In January, a mahogany Lazy Susan — 16 inches in diameter and dated circa 1780 — sold at Christie’s auction house in London for about $3,900. (That’s it, above.) ...

Legend–er, “history”–has it that Thomas Jefferson designed the first Lazy Susan when his daughter complained about being served last. But dumbwaiters, as they were originally called, only ...