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Toaster, for toasting bread. Made of wrought iron and 3 short legs. The toaster dates from the eighteenth century and came from Sussex.
This toaster, for toasting bread, would stand on the same level as the fire. It is made of wrought iron and has three short legs and a tray with two sets of bars to hold the bread, and these can be rotated to turn the bread. The toaster dates from the eighteenth century and came from Sussex.

1 toasting frame: iron

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a down-hearth toaster used for toasting bread; that is a toaster which stands on the same level as the fire. It has three short legs which support a T-shaped frame. The frame carries a tray with two sets of bars to hold the bread. These can be rotated to turn the bread without removing it from the toaster. // It is made of wrought iron and comes from Sussex. // It measures 11.5 inches in length, and the tray is 10.5 inches.', Victoria & Albert Museum No. 285, 1917.

1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31

Eighteenth century