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The first toaster was made by Frank Shailor of General Electric. This toaster included high-sided baskets for holding the bread and when you wanted to remove the toast it was difficult because of the hot toaster. This toaster inclurded a ceramic base. http://www.toaster.org/1900.php http://www.toaster.org/patent.html
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Charles Strite noticed the burned toast and decided to add springs and a timer. These helped the toaster by allowing the cook to not have to constantly check on the toast to make sure it didn't burn. http://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster
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The Estate Stove Company instituted four new slots in the toaster. This allowed for much more bread to be toasted at a time. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Toaster.aspx
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Companies started to make pre-sliced bread which made toasting the toast much faster and sky rocketed the sales of toasters. http://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster
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Toasters these days now included different styles that were more appropriate for the home. http://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster
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This toaster was much wider and allowed bigger slices of bread and even bagels. It even had a heat resistiant plastic which helped make it more economical. http://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster
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Toasters today now include all kinds of numbers of slicers and all kinds of colors to accommodate for all kinds of home living and match your kitchen decor http://www.overstock.com/guides/history-of-the-toaster.
