Otto Frederick Rohwedder (July 7, 1880 – November 8, 1960) was an American inventor and engineer who created the first automatic bread-slicing machine for commercial use. [1]

11 hours ago · Consumer freedom is often intangible, but sometimes it looks like a loaf of bread in your fridge. Almost a century ago, in Chillicothe, Missouri, a jeweler from Iowa, Otto Frederick …

Feb 28, 2018 · The story begins in 1928, when Otto Frederick Rohwedder created the "greatest invention"—pre-sliced bread. But, believe it or not, Rohwedder's innovation was initially met …

This commercial bread-slicing machine was designed and manufactured in 1928 by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (1880-1960). It was used to slice loaves of fresh bakery bread at Korn's …

Most are familiar with the decades-old expression above, but few can name the man who invented the bread-slicing machine that gave the world packaged, sliced bread in the 1920s. …

1 day ago · That man was Otto Frederick Rohwedder, and that day marked both his 48th birthday and the beginning of sliced bread’s commercial life. Rohwedder, an Iowa-born jeweler turned …

4 days ago · The machine behind this transformation was the invention of Otto Frederick Rohwedder, a jeweler-turned-inventor from Iowa. His bread-slicing machine had faced early …

3 days ago · Otto Frederick Rohwedder, an American inventor, was driven by the idea of making bread easier to use. Before his i nvention, bread was sold in whole loaves, and slicing it at …

So alongside his slicer invention came another innovation: wrapping loaves in plastic! This simple act ensured consumers received their beloved sliced bread fresh every time they reached for it …

May 17, 2024 · The world’s first loaves of bread — sliced and packaged right out of the oven by Rohwedder’s unique innovation — rolled out of Chillicothe Baking Co. in July 1928. It was a …