"Handy Hot" toaster, model AEUB, 1934
Chromium-plated metal, painted metal, Bakelite, electrical componentsexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.295
On View in Gallery 2.3expand_more
Initially a British invention of the early 1890s, the toaster was the first domestic appliance to make use of the new power source—electricity. The first patented pop-up toaster was designed in 1919. Named the Toastmaster, it was put into production for restaurant use by the Waters-Genter Company of Minneapolis in 1921. Chicago Electrical Manufacturing’s “Handyhot” toaster was produced in several variations, with a consistent emphasis on compact geometry
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- Title
- "Handy Hot" toaster, model AEUB
- Artist Life
- 1909-1987
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.295
- Curator Approved
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