Hamilton beach 24625 4 slice extrawide slot toaster

Timeline of a Toaster

By emilythorley

  • Albert Marsh discovered Nichrome the filament wire needed to toast bread

    Albert Marsh discovered Nichrome the filament wire needed to toast bread

  • First electric toaster for the home invented by Frank Shailor

    First electric toaster for the home invented by Frank Shailor

  • Toaster with automatic bread turner introduced

    Toaster with automatic bread turner introduced

  • Charles Strite invents a automatic pop-up bread toaster

    Charles Strite invents a automatic pop-up bread toaster

  • Four slice toaster ivented

    Four slice toaster ivented

  • 1960s: Toasters become common and affordable.

    1960s: Toasters become common and affordable.

  • 1970s: Toasters can be customized.

    1970s: Toasters can be customized.

  • 1980s: Toasters have wider slots to toast bagles and wider bread slices

    1980s: Toasters have wider slots to toast bagles and wider bread slices

  • More recently, a toaster that also cooks eggs has been invented

    More recently, a toaster that also cooks eggs has been invented