Model D-12 Electric Toaster
date: label: date made
content: 1910
name: label: maker
content: General Electric Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1905 inventor Albert Marsh developed a special type of wire by combining nickel and chromium. His new nichrome wire could be heated by an electric current and cooled repeatedly in the presence of oxygen without burning out, perfect for making heating elements. This electric toaster made by General Electric around 1910 has four heating elements with the wire wrapped around forms made of heat-resistant mica. The floral design painted in the ceramic base was an optional feature as most model D-12 toasters came with a plain white base.
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: American Enterprise
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content: Domestic Furnishings
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Charles Howell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.334247
label: catalog number
content: 334247
label: accession number
content: 311699
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toaster
label: Object Name
content: electric kitchen appliance
label: Other Terms
content: toaster; Appliances
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: porcelain (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nichrome (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: mica (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 8 in x 4 in; 17.78 cm x 20.32 cm x 10.16 cm