Q. I inherited this single-piece electric toaster from my parents. Decorated with a gazelle on the side, the still-working toaster has a shiny chrome metal finish and its original cord. There is a ...

Now, 15 years later, other than the widening of the bread slots, a little more insulation and lighter weight metals and plastics replacing most of the great chrome curves of art deco toasters ...

Perhaps inspired by the smooth art deco lines of its 20th century appliance hit, the Stand Mixer, the KitchenAid 4-Slice toaster (model KMT422) looks straight out of a 1950s house-ware catalog.