We’ve all heard the expression “the greatest thing since sliced bread.” But how did sliced bread come to be? The Anecdote International website provides one version of the story. In 1912, the son of a ...

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 ...

Slices of white bread on a wooden board. - Kritchai7752/Shutterstock Have you ever considered how recent, relatively speaking, the invention of sliced bread was? It ...

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 ...

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. – Any way you slice it, a small town in Missouri knows where its bread is buttered as the home of the wondrous innovation of sliced bread. Yes, the “greatest thing since sliced bread” ...

The son of the inventor who put together the world's first bread slicer in Davenport will be honored Saturday. Richard Rohwedder, 92, held the first loaf of bread to go through the slicer his father ...

On the main strip of town in Chillicothe, Missouri, you’ll pass by a large colorful mural: “Home of sliced bread.” It’s actually the official slogan for the town, which hosts an annual Sliced Bread ...