1900 - 1920 Cont.


Manufacturer: Rutenber Electric Co.
Brand Name: Rutenber
Model Number: 207

  
Toaster type: Combo Appliance
Details:
Squarish table/toaster stove - one can poach eggs, broil & boil things, make toast, etc.




Manufacturer: Simplex Electric Heating Co.
Brand Name: Simplex
Model Number: T211

  
Details:
Marketed as The Breakfast Room Toaster, this is another very early toaster (patent filed 1909) by the Simplex Electric Heating Co. of Boston. Has ceramic base, pull-out toast holders and removable doors.


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Manufacturer: The Curtainless Shower Co.
Brand Name: Reddy Toaster Range
Model Number: none on toaster


Toaster type: Flatbed
Details:
Sturdy little flatbed toaster with ceramic disc feet.




Manufacturer: The Standard Stamping Co.
Brand Name: Armstrong
Model Number: No. 8-A

  
Details:
The Armstrong Table Stove, patented 1917. This multi-use appliance allowed one to fix an entire breakfast - bacon, eggs, and toast. Plus you could buy an optional waffle maker insert (shown in second photo).


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Manufacturer: Westinghouse
Brand Name: Westinghouse
Model Number: Turnover Toaster

  
Details:
One of the earliest mechanical improvements to toasters was the “Turn-Over” door. Invented by Hazel Copeman at Westinghouse, the act of opening the door of the toaster turns the piece of half-toasted bread over so that the opposite side can be toasted.


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Manufacturer: Westinghouse
Brand Name: Westinghouse Electric Toaster-Stove
Model Number: 19615A

  
Details:
The photo above shows the core toasting unit of Westinghouse's elegant Toaster-Stove ensemble (see illustration). This toaster used an embedded heating element and not Nichrome.

This illustration is from a 1912 LIFE magazine ad. The ad reads, in part: Toast, eggs in numberless ways, tea, coffee, muffins, a chop -- many things the up-to-date woman can suggest. It came with the tray, spatula, and two different cooking surfaces.
Original Price: $6.50.
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