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