Otto Frederick Rohwedder (July 7, 1880, Des Moines, Iowa–November 8, 1960, Concord, Michigan), who grew up in Davenport, Iowa, United States, invented the first automatic bread-slicing machine. Des Moines skyline Des Moines (French for Of the Monks) (pronounced in English, in French) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Iowa. ... Concord is a village in Jackson County, Michigan, located at latitude 42°11 North, longitude 84°39 West, west of Spring Arbor, Michigan. ... Dillon Fountain and Main St. ... European sweetbread (strucla) Four loaves French bread has a somewhat rigid crust Breads and Bread Rolls at a bakery Continental Italian Bread Tin Vienna Bread For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). ... Wind turbines A machine is any mechanical or organic device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ...

The so-called father of sliced bread realised around 1912 that if he was to develop a successful machine for automatically slicing bread it would need to prevent the bread from going stale. His initial prototype designs held the bread firmly together with metal pins and was unsuccessful. In 1927 he designed a machine that not only sliced the bread but also wrapped it. The first machine was installed at the Chillicothe Baking Company, in Chillicothe, Missouri in 1928 and the first loaf of sliced bread was sold on July 7, 1928. For the 1970s rock and roll band, see Bread (band). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chillicothe is a city located in Livingston County, Missouri. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...