Cleaner history

In 1868, Ives McGaffey invented the “whirlwind sweeping machine” made from wood.

After that, in 1869, Ives W. McGaffe created "Whirlwind” which had a belt driven fan powered by hand.

Unfortunately, the great Chicago fire in 1871 burned up most of them, and only two are known to have survived the fire, one of them is found in the Hoover Historical Center.

He patented it in 1876.

Unfortunately, Melvin Bissell passed away unexpectedly in 1889, and Anna took over the business as America’s first female CEO.

John S. Thurman invented, in 1898, gasoline powered cleaner that was so big that had to be horse-drawn and didn’t create a vacuum, but it blew the air and “cleaned” like that.

He then filed for a patent and got it in 1899.

In 1900, Corinne Dufour invented the first electric carpet sweeper that used wet sponges to pick up dirt.

He filled for his first patent in 1901 but only got it six years later after an appeal.

First cleaning machine that used a vacuum and that could be carried around was designed by Walter Griffiths in 1905.

James B. Kirby invented vacuum the machine in 1906, called the "Domestic Cyclone”, which used water for dirt separation instead of a filter.

The first portable vacuum cleaner that had a motor was a brainchild of James Murray Spangler, a janitor from Canton, Ohio, which invented it in 1907.

The first electric washer was made in 1908, and detergents rose in popularity with washing machines and other cleaning appliances like dishwashers.

In 1909, Detroit businessman Fred Wardell established the Eureka Vacuum Company.

Then in 1910, two engineers from Racine Wisconsin, Charles Beach, Frederick Osius, along with Louis Hamilton, made appliance history by developing a small motor that ran on AC or DC electric power.

He later added disposal filter bags and designed the first upright vacuum cleaner in 1926.

In 1935, the Kirby Model C was introduced to the market by Scott and Fetzer.

In 1954, Hoover introduced a unique product that floats on a cushion of air.

In 1963, David Oreck started manufacturing vacuum cleaners for hotels and established his company, Oreck Corp.

In 1978 he built the first of more than 5000 prototypes (5,127 to be exact), and he needed five years to perfect his Dual Cyclone technology.

So they got to work and developed Roomba, which debuted in 2002, putting their company (iRobot) on the map.

Today, Dyson is one of the more successful brands in this field, with record sales of £1.06 in 2011 alone.