Toaster

  • 1905

    1905

    Albert Marsh discovered the filament wire needed to toast bread.
  • 1909

    1909

    First electric toaster for the home invented by Frank Shailor.
  • 1913

    1913

    Toaster with automatic bread turner introduced. Before this, electric toasters cooked bread on one side and then it was flipped by hand to toast the other side.
  • 1919

    1919

    Charles Strite invents a automatic pop-up bread toaster.It ejects the toast after toasting it.
  • 1958

    1958

    A four slice toaster was invented. You could now toast four at a time instead of two.
  • 1960

    1960

    toasters become more common and affordable. This design took up less counter space.
  • 1970

    1970

    Toasters can be customized. You could now get it in your favorite color or to match your house.
  • 1980

    1980

    Toasters have wider slots to toast bagles and wider bread slices.
  • 2000

    2000

    A toaster that also cooks eggs has been invented.