Toaster

First electric toaster

1893

First ever electric toaster, invented by Alan MacMaster in 1893 The toaster suffered a heating problem which eventually caused the coils to become fragile break. Later on in 1909 a man named Albert Marsh invented a Nichrome alloy which stopped the coils from breaking and having heating problems. https://www.sutori.com/story/timeline-of-the-toaster

first toasters available for sale

1909

First line of commercially available toasters introduced by General Electrics 1909. Included new Nichrome

coilshttps://www.sutori.com/story/timeline-of-the-toaster

First pop-up toaster

1921

While General Electric built the first electric toaster for the home in 1909, it was 10 years later when Minnesota mechanic Charles Strite created an easy-to-use toaster designed for restaurants. He received his patent for the slice toaster in 1921 and formed the Waters-Genter Company to manufacture his product. https://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster

The toastmaster

1926

Charles Strite’s company released his redesigned automatic pop-up slice toaster and called it the Toastmaster, a brand still famous today.

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pre-slice bread

1930

The Continental Baking Company began selling sliced Wonder Bread instead of solid loaves. Previously, sales of Charles Strite’s best toaster were slow, but the uniformly sliced bread became popular, and toaster sales soared.

Toasters become common for everyone.

1960

During the 1930s, toasters were luxuries; some cost up to $25 (the equivalent of $393 in 2010). Thirty years later, however, the toaster price had dropped, and most families were able to afford one. Toasters were also designed to be more compact during this time period to free up counter space.

customized toasters

1970

Along with other appliances, toasters were available in painted or wood-grain finishes in addition to popular colors.

wider slots toasters

1980

the 2-slice toaster was manufactured with wider slots, heat-resistant plastic was also used to make toasters more economical.

toasters today

2017

toaster price has dropped enough that you can buy one even on the lowest budget. You can have a black toaster or have a vintage vibe with a retro toaster
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toasters

2017

I chose to do a toaster because i was hungry and toast sounded good!