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] It was …

Jan 16, 2015 · The first automatically sliced commercial loaves were produced on July 6, 1928, in Chillicothe, Missouri, using the machine invented by Otto Rohwedder, an Iowa-born, Missouri …

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. …

Jul 7, 2025 · In 1927, Rohwedder applied for a patent for a machine that sliced bread and wrapped it. Going into business with his friend Frank Bench to install the machines at the …

The inventor of sliced bread was Otto Frederick Rohwedder from Davenport, Iowa, USA, who invented the first bread-slicing machine, which cut one whole loaf at a time.

The first bread-slicing machine was invented by a jeweler by the name of Otto Frederick Rohwedder. He wanted a machine that could slice and wrap bread.

Jul 3, 2025 · On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company became the first bakery in the world to sell pre-sliced loaves of bread to the public. The machine behind this transformation …

Jul 4, 2025 · The Chillicothe Baking Company was the first to use Rohwedder's machine, launching the product "Kleen Maid Sliced Bread" on July 7, 1928. Initially, the idea of pre …

Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Davenport, Iowa, United States, invented the first loaf-at-a-time bread-slicing machine. A prototype he built in 1912 was destroyed in a fire [2] and it was not …