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