vacuum cleaner

first patent

Apr 10, 1860

a vacuum sweeper was produced by Daniel Hess on July 10, 1860. he called his invention a carpet sweeper, not a vacuum. His invention had a brush and a suctioning mechanism

first hand pumped vacuum

Jan 1, 1869

Ives McGaffey invented the first hand pumped vacuum. it created suction with a nah cranked, belt driven fan.

the carpet sweeper

Jan 1, 1899

the carpet sweeper was invented by Melville Bissll

first gasoline vacuum

Oct 3, 1899

John Thurman invented a gasoline-powered vacuum cleaner in 1899 and some historians consider it the first motorized vacuum cleaner.

eletric powered vacuum

1900

Corinne Dufour made and electric power carpet sweeper. He device sucked dust into a wet sponge.

motor powered vacume

1901

Hubert Cecil booth invented the first motor powered vacuum cleaner