| In 1869, the first carpet cleaning | | | | this day and are one of the leading |
| machine was developed. Ives Mcgaffey | | | | brands sold still to this day. |
| named this machine the "weeping | | | | In 1920, In Toledo Ohio perhaps the best |
| machine�. In 1901, Cecil Booth | | | | part of the carpet cleaning came about; |
| invented a horse drawn, gas driven | | | | it was the Air-Way Sanitizer with a |
| machine and had it patented. This | | | | disposable filter fiber bag. |
| machine was often used to clean | | | | In 1876, a crockery shop owner in |
| businesses. The only way to clean | | | | Michigan by the name of Melville Bissell |
| certain parts of the carpet was to pull | | | | and his wife Anna patented the developed |
| the hose through the windows of the | | | | the first carpet sweeper to help him |
| building where the carpet was to be | | | | overcome the allergies he was getting |
| cleaned. Because of the size of this | | | | from the sawdust. Later on, Melville |
| machine it would take much man power to | | | | Bissell created the carpet cleaning |
| move this machine from business to | | | | machine that cleaned carpet by using |
| businesses. IN time though, the machine | | | | detergent and water. This machine was |
| became smaller and more practical. | | | | introduced to the public in the early |
| In 1907, the first potable carpet | | | | 1950's. Today you can find Bissell |
| cleaning machine was invented by James | | | | products in more then 60 countries. |
| Spangler. Due to the dirt and dust being | | | | Carpet cleaning has come a long way from |
| put back into the air by the machine | | | | the time when folks were using the horse |
| Spangler found that this was causing to | | | | drawn gas powered machines. You would be |
| get sick and worked on the problem. He | | | | hard pressed to find a home without a |
| later found that using a cloth type | | | | vacuum or sweeper or that carpet steam |
| filter with attachments kept the dirt | | | | cleaner that is so frequent today for |
| and dust out of the air. In 1908, he had | | | | the those tough hard to get out stains. |
| the "portable electric vacuum" patented | | | | Lior-Bar Kleen has been an owner of a |
| and sold it to William H. Hoover. Hoover | | | | business in the Miami Carpet Cleaning |
| carpet machines are still being sold to | | | | Industry for the past 15 years. |