How The Pandemic Launched A Vintage Toaster Restoration Boom

Tim Wilson, founder of Tim's Toasters, developed a second thriving business by selling his restored Sunbeam toasters on eBay. (Courtesy of Tim Wilson)

Few of us ever think about our toasters. London, Ohio, resident Tim Wilson embarked on a second career by focusing on them.

Wilson, due in part to the pandemic, built a viable business by refurbishing old toasters destined for the trash heap.