Breville ‘Snack ‘n’ Sandwich’ Toaster
Made in Hong Kong, 1976-1978.
Summary
2008/178/1
Sandwich toaster, 'Breville Snack 'n' Sandwich Toaster', plastic / metal, designed by Breville Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1976, maker unknown, Hong Kong, 1976-1978
Electric appliance, toasted sandwich maker, or 'jaffle' or 'toastie' maker. Chrome outer, black plastic handle with metal latch and black plastic feet. Hinges on back allows it to open out flat for sandwich construction or heating other snacks. Inside are Teflon coated non-stick cooking plates for two toasted sandwiches, with a diagonal ridge to cut each sandwich in half and a scalloped pattern on each half. Electrical cord and control box with red light attached to underside.
To use the appliance, turn it on and allow hot plates to heat up. The red light should turn off when the hot plates are sufficiently heated. Butter one side of a piece of bread and place it buttered side down onto the cooking plate. Place filling on bread and second piece of bread on top with buttered side up. Press sandwich maker closed and lock closed with latch on handle. The bread is sealed around the outside and cut in half diagonally along the centre. The sandwich will cook in about two minutes. This seals the filling inside making it easier to eat, but very hot. Two toasted sandwiches can be made at the same time.
Electric appliance, toasted sandwich maker, or 'jaffle' or 'toastie' maker. Chrome outer, black plastic handle with metal latch and black plastic feet. Hinges on back allows it to open out flat for sandwich construction or heating other snacks. Inside are Teflon coated non-stick cooking plates for two toasted sandwiches, with a diagonal ridge to cut each sandwich in half and a scalloped pattern on each half. Electrical cord and control box with red light attached to underside.
To use the appliance, turn it on and allow hot plates to heat up. The red light should turn off when the hot plates are sufficiently heated. Butter one side of a piece of bread and place it buttered side down onto the cooking plate. Place filling on bread and second piece of bread on top with buttered side up. Press sandwich maker closed and lock closed with latch on handle. The bread is sealed around the outside and cut in half diagonally along the centre. The sandwich will cook in about two minutes. This seals the filling inside making it easier to eat, but very hot. Two toasted sandwiches can be made at the same time.
Dimensions
125 mm
200 mm
250 mm
Production
Designed by Breville Pty Ltd in Sydney, NSW, 1976. Made in Hong Kong 1976-1978.
The unique feature of this design is the 'scissor action' cutting mechanism that cuts the bread in half and seals the edges as it is closed.
The 'Breville Sandwich Toaster' (model SG1) was released in 1974. The company reports that it sold 400,000 in its first year and reached 10% of Australian households. The product also had considerable export success in the UK.
This toaster, the 'Breville Snack'n'Sandwich Toaster' (model SG2), was the first sandwich toaster to cut the sandwiches in half. It was released in 1976 and was on the market until 1979, when the Breville SG3 was released. The market success of the Breville sandwich toaster and its popularity in the 1970s led to the term 'Breville' becoming synonymous with the sandwich toaster and also the toasted sandwich. The Macquarie Dictionary 4th Ed (2005) defines the term breville as 'a jaffle which is diagonally bisected'. A jaffle was defined as 'a sealed toasted sandwich with a savoury or sweet filling, cooked in a buttered jaffle iron.'
Patent No PC 5810/76
Reg Design No 70018
The unique feature of this design is the 'scissor action' cutting mechanism that cuts the bread in half and seals the edges as it is closed.
The 'Breville Sandwich Toaster' (model SG1) was released in 1974. The company reports that it sold 400,000 in its first year and reached 10% of Australian households. The product also had considerable export success in the UK.
This toaster, the 'Breville Snack'n'Sandwich Toaster' (model SG2), was the first sandwich toaster to cut the sandwiches in half. It was released in 1976 and was on the market until 1979, when the Breville SG3 was released. The market success of the Breville sandwich toaster and its popularity in the 1970s led to the term 'Breville' becoming synonymous with the sandwich toaster and also the toasted sandwich. The Macquarie Dictionary 4th Ed (2005) defines the term breville as 'a jaffle which is diagonally bisected'. A jaffle was defined as 'a sealed toasted sandwich with a savoury or sweet filling, cooked in a buttered jaffle iron.'
Patent No PC 5810/76
Reg Design No 70018
1976-1978
Breville Pty Ltd 1976
Source
Gift of Breville - Housewares International, 2008
25 August, 2008
Cite this Object
Breville 'Snack 'n' Sandwich' Toaster 2017, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 July 2017, <https://ma.as/381765>
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