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Then, in 1869, Ives McGaffey of Chicago went even further. However, its design was actually more difficult to use than a regular broom. His patent reads as follows: “The accumulation of dust and dirt in dwelling houses is a source of great nuisance to all good housewives… Obstructing these difficulties is the object of my invention. Unfortunately, his invention did not take off.
Many models have come and gone. But it was James Murray Spangler who revolutionized the vacuum cleaner. A humble 60-year-old janitor living in Canton, Ohio, James worked hard to perfect his design. It even had an impact on his health. His machine was better than the others because it was not only vertical, but also portable. The crude machine worked well, sucking up the dirt and blowing it out the back into the attached pillowcase. Spangler patented it in 1907 and quit his job, opening the Electric Suction Sweeper Company.
“He used a ceiling fan motor and blades to create the airflow…He used a leather belt and attached it to a rotating brush he had taken out of a carpet sweeper…No one Was able to clean the carpet to this extent because it did not have a motorized brush.
The Hoover was then born when he ran into financial problems while selling his business to his cousin, Susan Hoover!
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