Before the electric toaster's invention in the early 1900s, people toasted bread over open flames using long-handled forks. George Schneider filed a patent in 1906, but Frank Shailor's notable toaster debuted in 1909. Subsequent toaster models introduced advances like automatic timers and improved mechanisms. One highlight was the 1929 Sweetheart toaster which, with its elegant design and functionality of toasting bread one side at a time and flipping slices, epitomized the Art Deco era's focus on aesthetics in everyday kitchen appliances.
The Art Deco era was lavish and dramatic, invoking a sense of regality that extended even to kitchen gadgets, emphasizing the importance of aesthetics in domestic appliances.
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