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of Picton Street, London, SE5

1914 Max Gort-Barten, entrepreneur, was born in Germany

c.1939 He arrived in England

WWII Gort-Barten joined the British army.

1946 He bought a small factory in Camberwell as an outlet for his engineering skills and creativity

1946 Early products were a stainless steel fire screen, a cocktaik shaker and custard mixer. The flip sided toaster was his first patented idea

The Dual-Light electric fire gave its name to the company: Dualit took its name.

Further toaster designs followed.

1952 First toaster with a timer

1954 Moved to a new factory in the Old Kent Road.

Other members of the family joined the company

2003 Max Gort-Barten died

2003 The company moved to new premises in Crawley, West Sussex.

Further products included DAB radios, food preparation appliances, a coffee machine.

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 of Picton Street, London, SE5
 Max Gort-Barten, entrepreneur, was born in Germany
 c.1939 He arrived in England
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 He bought a small factory in Camberwell as an outlet for his engineering skills and creativity
-The flip sided toaster was his first patented idea
+Early products were a stainless steel fire screen, a cocktaik shaker and custard mixer.  The flip sided toaster was his first patented idea
 The Dual-Light electric fire gave its name to the company: '''Dualit''' took its name.
-An astute businessman, Max decided not to compete head to head with other
+Further toaster designs followed.
-emerging consumer brands but instead focused on the commercial market. He designed and engineered a six-slice toaster with a built-in timer (the first of its kind) in 1952, which bears a striking resemblance to today’s Vario toaster. The company grew slowly over the next 20 years, gradually improving and extending its range of commercial toasters and adding other related products.
+First toaster with a timer
+Moved to a new factory in the Old Kent Road.
+Other members of the family joined the company
+Max Gort-Barten died
+The company moved to new premises in Crawley, West Sussex.
+Further products included DAB radios, food preparation appliances, a coffee machine.
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