WASHINGTON _ Nearly 9,000 four-slice toasters will be replaced because a defective switch poses a fire hazard or could burn or severely shock users, the manufacturer said Wednesday. Toastmaster ...

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But no toaster was perfect in 1956, and that's still the case. "You'd think that after more than 80 years on the market, toasters would finally serve up perfect toast," our latest report began.

A Toastmaster pop-up bread toaster, invented by Stillwater factory worker Charles P. Strite and manufactured in Minneapolis by the Waters-Genter Company in 1921.

The toaster is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year a century after it was first patented by technician Frank Shailor. 30 March 2009 • 2:39pm Toaster is 100 years old.