Artifact Details
Title
Flying ToasterCatalog Number
102718555Type
Physical objectManufacturer
Berkeley SystemsPlace Manufactured
Elgin, Ill., U.S.Identifying Numbers
| Model number | 1B9 |
| Serial number | 1145108 |
Dimensions
overall: 7 1/8 in x 21 in x 11 inDescription
The object is a used domestic toaster with its power cord removed and "wings" added. This object was used as a mascot by Berkeley Systems.Category
Ephemera/otherCurator Notes
After Dark Flying Toaster Model, Berkeley Systems, 1989This toaster with wings is an homage to a “Flying Toasters” screensaver package for the Apple Macintosh computer. The screensaver became so popular that branded merchandise, as well as many imitators, followed. The image led to a lawsuit by the band Jefferson Airplane, who claimed it copied the cover art from their album Thirty Seconds Over Winterland.