Vintage Toasters
Toaster with an Edison screw fitting, 1909.
The first commercially successful electric toaster.
General Electric Model D-12 toaster, from 1910s.
The Turnover was designed with spring-loaded doors on both sides, each accommodating a single slice of bread.
As one side of the bread toasted, the operator would lower the doors to allow the partially toasted side to descend, ensuring even toasting. 1920s
The Flopper showcased metal doors adorned with an attractive cutout pattern. When these doors were shut, they assumed an A shape.
In this inventive design, when toasting was complete, the operator simply opened the side doors and the toast gracefully “flopped” out.
Swingers showcased a unique swinging basket with a two-sided metal wire enclosure to secure the bread slices. To achieve even toasting on both sides, a simple turn of the knob flipped the bread.
The Sweetheart toaster operated through a pair of buttons positioned at its base. These buttons were responsible for managing each side of the toaster.
In 1926, Toastmaster introduced the pop-up toaster to the American consumer market. What set this toaster apart was its use of a clock mechanism as a timer for toasting.
General Electric Toast-R-Oven, 1957.
Kenmore toaster ovens, 1957.
General Electric’s Toast-R-Oven. The toaster with window, 1964.
Toaster or Oven? Both, 1972.
Compact Toast-R-Oven broiler, 1987.
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