History of Vacuum Cleaners 
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There are so many new styles, the
upright, canister, tank style, hand vacs, stick vacs, broom style, bagged, and bagless, just to name a
few. The brands of vacuum cleaners on the market today include, but are not
limited to Hoover, Eureka, Kenmore, Dyson, Oreck
and Roomba. Although many vacuum cleaners on the market today can be
purchased at reasonable costs, it is wise to shop around and do a price comparison. Vacuum Cleaner World can
help you make the right choice.
It is believed by many that in 1965 the ‘Whirlwind’ became the first hand powered
cleaner using basic vacuum principles. Then a powered vacuum machine was developed by H. Cecil Booth in 1901. It is
said that Mr. Booth once noticed a device being used to blow debris and dust off of chairs and was inspired to come
up with a device that would suck the dust off surfaces instead.
He tested his vacuum idea by using handkerchiefs to suck air
through while running along dusty fabric. He noticed that the layers of handkerchief became sold with the dust
particles that he was sucking up. For a chain of rather arbitrary reasons, Mr. Booth eventually decided to apply
his ideas to large mobile truck vacuum machines that could be wheeled from place to place, but had to remain
outdoors. These were powered with gas powered engines and never became very popular.
Walter Griffiths invented a manually powered vacuum cleaner in Birmingham, England
that was easy to store, quite portable and simple enough to operate, provided you had some measure of hand-eye
coordination and dexterity, as the user would have to continually depress the connected bellows in order to create
the vacuum current. Many people believe this invention should be considered the first representation of what ended
up being considered the modern vacuum cleaner.
Then in 1906 James Spangler who was a janitor in Ohio invented an electric vacuum
cleaner from a box, a fan and a pillowcase. Spangler’s vacuum machine also incorporated the use of a rotating brush
to help loosen debris from the carpet or upholstery fabric being cleaned.
Of course we’ve nearly all heard of Hoover, but did you know that Hoover got its
idea for the modern vacuum cleaner from Mr. James Murray Spangler? Yes indeed. In 1908 Mr. Spangler sold his vacuum
design to the then named “Hoover Harness and Leather Goods Factory” which belonged to his
cousin.
Of course the name Hoover is still popular today as
representing one of the largest and most popular manufacturers and brands of vacuum cleaners today. Nearly all the
vacuum companies sell a variety of vacuums in the following classes: bagless, upright, canister, wet vacs and wet / dry vacs, backpack vacuums, handheld and
robotic vacuums such as the Roomba.
As you research to find the vacuum cleaner that will fit your
needs we hope you will take the time to explore our site, read our articles and product reviews.
It is packed with valuable information that you will need to know to make your final vacuum cleaner purchase
decision.
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