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Electric Toasters Made in the U.S.A.
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Westinghouse Turnover ToasterAbout a hundred years ago, when electricity in the home was replacing gas light, Westinghouse deployed a batllion of ladies as home demonstrators to households recently wired with electric service. Their job was to show the housewife the marvels of making electric toast and those of an electric iron.The one is an earlier model because it sports a name badge citing the Copeman Patents. (See my links page to learn more about the Copeman patents.) This one is still in good shape and makes good toast. It comes with a detachable cord set. Turnover Toaster
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Universal Toaster with Swinging CagesThis is one of my favorite toasters because of the elegant mechanism that allows you to turn each cage to toast two sides of the slice without handling the bread. Load in some bread, toast one side, then turn the cage to toast the other side. Cages measure 4.25 inches square and just shy of an inch wide.The construction is nickel over brass and steel. The base is weighted and the sides are fitted with turned wood handles. An early 1920s catalog page shows it with the earlier model with a rack on the top. And, I've found it an ad in the Saturday Evening Post from 1929 so it was sold for quite a few years. This one is in very good condition. It is clean and working and comes with a detachable cord set. Universal Toaster with Swinging Cages
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1927 ToasterThis toaster was manufactured in November of 1927, as the Holland Tunnel opened under the Hudson River connecting New York and New Jersey. The George and Ira Gershwin musical "Funny Face" opened with Fred and Adele Astaire who danced through over two hundred performances. And "Connecticut Yankee" opened at the same time, a Rogers and Hart musical based on Mark Twain's work.This toaster was made in Connecticut where high-quality small electrical goods were being manufactured by stamping steel, plating and polishing then assembly by human hands at a line of workbenches. It has vertically laced spiral coil heating wire with porcelain insulators. This one is in good condition for being nearly 100 years old with damage to one door handle. It includes a cord set which plugs into the side of the toaster. Of course, it makes pretty good toast. If you are looking for a small, simple toaster that is easy to keep clean, this model is a good choice. 1927 Toaster
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