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Article #141: A Siimplified History Of Carpet Cleaning Equipment

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The very first of carpet-cleaning every household had a Hoover.
machines was first brought to light in The Air-Way Sanitizor introduced the
1869. It was called the "sweeping first disposable bag "filter fiber" in
machine" which was invented by Ives 1920 in Toledo, Ohio. This was perhaps
Mcgaffey. Not long after that, in 1901, one of the best parts of the carpet
Hubert Cecil Booth came out with cleaning machines invented. Another name
carpet-cleaning machines with a British well known to every household is Bissell.
patent, which was a rather large horse Anna Bissell and her husband Melville ran
drawn, gas driven machine. This would a crockery shop in Michigan. Melville has
often be seen parked outside of severe allergies from the sawdust and
businesses that were being cleaned; the Anna fought hard to keep the
hose would be pulled through the windows establishment dust free for him. Melville
of the building to where the carpet was eventually developed the first carpet
to be cleaned. Eventually the machines sweeper which got it's patent in 1876. He
were made smaller and easier to use. It later went on to create carpet-cleaning
would take a whole corps of people to machines, which incorporated the use of
move these large machines from one detergent and water to clean carpets.
business to another These carpet-cleaning machines were
The first of portable carpet-cleaning introduced in the early 1950's. Bissell
machines came about in 1907, invented by products are sold in more than 60
James Murray Spangler. He found he was countries today.
getting ill from the sweeping machine and Carpet Cleaning Technology Has Come A
went to work on fixing the problems of Long Way
the dirt and dust being put back into the The carpet cleaning machines have sure
air. He was the first to use a cloth type come a long way from the horse drawn-gas
filter with attachments for cleaning. He powered cleaners of yesterday. There are
got the patent for his "portable electric carpet cleaner machines that area small
Vacuum" in 1908 and sold it to a enough to fit into a pocket now. No home
gentleman we have all heard of, William would be complete with out some type of
H. Hoover. Hoover(R) carpet cleaning vacuum or sweeper and for those tough
machines are one of the leading brands stains you will find people using the
sold still today; at one time or another ever popular carpet steam cleaners.






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