Universal Toaster with Swinging Cages

This is one of my favorite toasters because of the elegant mechanism that allows you to turn each cage to toast two sides of the slice without handling the bread. Load in some bread, toast one side, then turn the cage to toast the other side. Cages measure 4.25 inches square and just shy of an inch wide.

The construction is nickel over brass and steel. The base is weighted and the sides are fitted with turned wood handles.

An early 1920s catalog page shows it with the earlier model with a rack on the top. And, I’ve found it an ad in the Saturday Evening Post from 1929 so it was sold for quite a few years.

This one is in very good condition. It is clean and working and comes with a detachable cord set.