It also has a switch that's turned on by the weight of a slice of bread. A letter falling into the opening would slowly lower itself down and light on fire. Fur

It also has a switch that's turned on by the weight of a slice of bread. A letter falling into the opening would slowly lower itself down and light on fire. Furthermore the thermostat is shielded by the carriage before it descends. If the carriage is jammed that could conceivably light the toast on fire before the ambient heat is high enough to trip the thermostat. This toaster has 3 main problems that could all be fixed relatively easily in a modern redesign: 1. Power switch that's prone to unintentional activation. 2. Poor grounding and a single pole switch with no polarization. 3. Radiant control without any upper time limit.