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