Baker Frank Bench of the Chillicothe Baking Company
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Baker Frank Bench (1883-1963) was approached by the inventor Otto Rohwedder to try out his new Bread slicing machine in 1928. On July 7, 1928, the first loaves of sliced bread were produced. The Chillicothe Baking Company Bakery building is located on 1st and Elm Streets.
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Chillicothe Missouri Baking Company Bakery
Otto Frederick Rohwedder of Iowa (1880-1960), also known as the “Father of Sliced Bread”, was an American inventor, engineer, and businessman who developed the first commercial automatic bread-slicing machine. His father, Claus Rohwedder was born on…