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The History of the Vacuum Cleaner

By MLoreto
  • First manned model of a vacuum cleaner was patented in 1860

    First manned model of a vacuum cleaner was patented in 1860

    Daniel Hess is believed to be the first person to patent a vacuum cleaner. Hess, a resident of West Union, Iowa, called his invention " carpet sweeper", not " vacuum". The machine did, in fact, have a rotating brush like other sweepers. However, it also had an elaborate mechanism of bellows attached to the top of it to generate suction. The amazing thing about his device was that it incorporated two "water containers" to capture dust and loose dirt.

  • The "whirlwind" vacuum cleaner

    Ives McGaffey, who would set up the American Carpet Cleaning Co, patented the"whirlwind" vacuum cleaner.
  • The carpet sweeper

    The carpet sweeper

    In 1876, Melville R. Bissell and his wife, Anna, were running a small crockery shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sick of constantly cleaning sawdust off the shop's carpet, Melville invented and patented a one-of-a-kind sweeper. It didn't take long for friends and customers at the shop to ask about buying the sweeper, and when they did, a new business was born.
  • First powered vacuum cleaner

    First powered vacuum cleaner

    John S. Thurman of St. Louis, Missouri, invented a "pneumatic carpet renovator" which was petrol-powered. This device blew air in order to clean the dust instead of creating vacuum.
  • The first vacuum cleaner powered by an combustion engine.

    The first vacuum cleaner powered by an combustion engine.

    Hubert Cecil Booth from England invented the first motorized vacuum cleaner powered by an internal combustion engine. Due to its size, it had to be placed was placed on a horse carriage .
  • The "Domestic Cyclone" used water as a filter for dust.

    The "Domestic Cyclone" used water as a filter for dust.

    In 1906, James B. Kirby inspired by a wagon-mounted vacuum cleaner, decided to make a smaller and a user-friendly variant.
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  • The Hoover's hovercraft

    The Hoover's hovercraft

    Commonly-known as "The Constellation",. This type of vacuum cleaner lacked wheels,so it roamed on its own exhaust.
  • The first bagless vacuum cleaners.

    The first bagless vacuum cleaners.

    James Dyson starts experimenting with bagless vacuum cleaners. By 1993 Dyson had built over 5000 prototypes and finally he made his Dual Cyclone machine.
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    James Dyson's prototypes

    James Dyson built over 5000 prototypes of bagless vacuum cleaners.
  • The first robotic vacuum cleaner

    The first robotic vacuum cleaner

    The Electrolux Trilobite was the first robotic vacuum cleaner manufactured by the Swedish corporation Electrolux.
    It was the world's first commercially available autonomous vacuum cleaner.Model ZA1 would be available in the shops for the first time in 2001