16th Century – The distinction of “upper crust” comes from the 1600s. When the bread was made in stone ovens, the bottoms would become dirty from ash and soot. If you were wealthy, you cut the bottom ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This commercial bread-slicing machine ...

“The greatest thing since sliced bread” has been a proverbial expression for 70 years. By now it has a quaint, even faintly ironic ring--was sliced bread really greater than computers, space travel ...

Sliced bread -- that is, loaves of bread sold pre-sliced to make our favorite sandwiches or freshly buttered toast extra convenient -- is a relatively recent invention. The bread-slicing machine was ...

If Davenport ever has a slogan for sweatshirts, it should say: “Davenport, The Home Of Sliced Bread.” It was here that machine-sliced bread was invented. It ranks as one of the most resourceful ...

In this intriguing video, a curious individual decides to test the capabilities of a bread slicer machine by placing a watermelon inside it. The result is surprisingly fascinating as the machine ...