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The first vacuum cleaner was invented by Daniel Hess on 1860.
Was the first sweeper with a mechanism that was for suction. This was called "carpet sweeper" -
Ives McGaffey invented the whirlwind sweeping machine, this was made by wood. These were sold around 25$, unfortunately, most of them were burnet by the Chicago fire in 1871 -
Melvin Bissell invented a push-powered carpet sweeper, because of him, the business of vaccum cleaners born -
John Thurman invented the first gasoline-powered cleaner in 1899.
This machine was too heavy to move it around, he needed a horse-drawn carriage to move it. John Thurman would sell his services by 4$ the visit. -
Hubert Cecil Booth introduced the first electric vacuum cleaner model by using the technology of the vaccum tube -
David T. Kenney created a foundation for the industry of vacuum cleaners between 1903 and 1913. He was considered the “father of the vacuum cleaner industry” by the New York Times in 1910 -
Walter Griffiths invented the first portable vacuum cleaner in 1905. He also invented a variety of nozzles that could be attached the pipe. -
In 1906, Jim Kirby invented the first vacuum that used water to separate dirt. -
James Murray Spangler invented the first portable electric suction cleaner in 1908, he did it beacuse he was asthmatic and he wanted something to keep the dust out in his workplace -
In 1910 Charles Beach and Frederick Osius invented a small motor that ran on electrical power -
Airway Sanitizer, a company from Toledo, Ohio, introduced the first vacuum cleaner with a disposable bag in 1920 -
By the 1930s, manufacturers used plastic instead of metal to reduce weight and lower production costs. Later on, headlights were added to some models. -
Vacuum cleaners became commonplace items in households after World War II. -
In 1974 Ferdinand Chauvier invented the swimming pool vacuum. -
In 1997, Swedish manufacturer Electrolux showed a prototype of the first robotic vacuum cleaner, the Tribolite -
Helen Greiner, developed Roomba, which debuted in 2002, putting their company (iRobot) on the map. -
Jake Tyler, an industrial design student at Loughborough University, got the idea of using recycled corrugated cardboard to reduce waste in manufacturing vacuum cleaners.