The Rohwedder Bread-Slicing Machine, 1929

ID: 627 ~ Source: The Anniston Star, December 6, 1929, P. 9. ~ Creator: University of Central Missouri Department of History, Glyne Gee ~ Date: December 6, 1929

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The Rohwedder Bread-Slicing Machine, 1929 — The Anniston Star, December 6, 1929, P. 9.

The Rohwedder Bread-Slicing Machine was invented by Otto Rohwedder.

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By University of Central Missouri Department of History, Glyne Gee

Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Iowa (1880-1960), also known as the “Father of Sliced Bread”, was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman who developed the first commercial automatic bread-slicing machine. His father, Claus Rohwedder was born on…