Charles Strite
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Charles P. Strite got the U.S. patent #1,394,450 on October 18, 1921 for the pop-up bread toaster.
Milestones: 1905 Albert Marsh discovered Nichrome the filament wire needed to toast bread 1906 George Schneider applied for a patent for his version of the electric toaster. It is never built. 1909 General Electric introduces their first electric toaster for the home. Invented by Frank Shailor 1913 Hazel and Lloyd Copeman apply for toaster patents 1913 Copeman Electric Stove Company introduced toaster with automatic bread turner 1914 Westinghouse introduces electric toaster for the home. Under license of Copeman patents 1919 Charles Strite invents a automatic pop-up bread toaster and applies for a patent 1921 Waters Genter Co. formed to manufacture Strite's toaster and market it to restaurants. 1921 Two of Strite's patent application are approved 1926 Strite file patent application for his design for a home toaster 1926 Waters Genter Co introduce their first electric toaster for the home under the Toastmaster name 1926 Max McGraw purchased Waters Genter Co. and the Toastmaster brand 1928 first mechanical pre-sliced bread goes on sale to the public in Chillicothe, Missouri 1929 Patent 1,698,146 issued to Strite for the automatic pop-up toaster for home use 1930 Wonder Bread begins selling pre-sliced bread, most bakeries follow suit 1933 toaster sales skyrocketed, thanks to the standardized size of sliced bread toaster, pop-up toaster pop up toaster, electric toaster, home appliance, Charles Strite, Hazel and Lloyd Copeman, Frank Shailor, George Schneider Albert Marsh, invention, history, inventor of, history of, who invented, invention of, fascinating facts.
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