1910s

This is such a special toaster. So Charles Strite is this manufacturing worker in Stillwater Minesota. He notices constantly burnt toast and starts to realize a solution to the problem. He started …

This. This is my favorite toaster of all time from the perspective of function. It’s so good I have 2. It features a cage that flips in a radial manner, making turning the toast easy without …

A decidedly spartan example. It has patents listed on the bottom to as late as 1915. This toaster resembles the toaster that the manufacturers of the AK-47 may appreciate. It is a toaster, it toasts, …

This wonderful toaster represents the first turnover toaster. That is, a toaster with doors on the side bearing fingers on the bottom that simultaneously hold the toast up, and flip it over when you …