In 1930, Russel Wright produced his first line of informal serving ware using the spinning process. He later explained how "a few tubes and sheets of aluminum was exciting for a designer who wanted to design everything and only had a work bench and a spinning lathe." He capitalized on the lifestyle transformations taking place in the 1930s with the shift to easier and more informal entertaining. His lightweight punch set and lemonade pitcher made "maidless and butlerless serving easy."

Russel Wright
American, 1904–1976
Lemonade pitcher and beverage set, ca. 1932
spun aluminum and walnut
pitcher: H. 10 x W. 10 1/2 in. (25.4 x 26.7 cm)
beverage set: H. 11 1/2 x W. 16 1/2 in. (29.2 x 41.9 cm)
Private collection, Pittsburgh