John thurman vacuum cleaner biography of william
John thurman vacuum cleaner biography of william
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History of The Vacuum Cleaner
The first idea of a vacuum came from the invention of the first ever manual vacuum by Daniel Hess in 1860
Chicago inventor Ives McGaffey had a "sweeping machine" he invented in 1868.
It was not motorized though. He called this the whirlwind. Today it is known as the first hand-pumped vacuum cleaner in the United States.
The first gasoline powered vacuum was invented by John Thurman in 1899.
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This was believed to be the first motorized vacuum cleaner. He soon after started a horse-drawn vacuum system service in St. Louis for 4 dollars per visit.
Hubert Cecil Booth, a British engineer, invented the first patented motorized vacuum cleaner on August 30, 1901.
This machine took the form of a large, horse-drawn, petrol-driven unit, which parked outside the building to be cleaned with long hoses being fed through windows.
James Spangler, a janitor from Ohio, tinkered with an old fan motor and attached it