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Motorized vacuum cleaner invented
Made by Hubert Cecil Booth in England.
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1st motorized, portable vacuum cleaner invented
James Murray Spangler, who was an janitor from Canton, Ohio. It had electric fan, a box, and a pillowcase to collect dust. He later sold the patent to William Henry Hoover.
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1st hovercraft vacuum cleaner
Invented by Hoover, it does not have wheels but it floats on its own exhausts.
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Upright vacuum cleaners
Invented by David Oreck started making industrial strength upright vacuum cleaners but which have reduced weight and are easier to use.
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Cordless vacuum cleaners
Black & Decker starts selling vacuum cleaner that works on batteries.
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1st robotic vacuum cleaner
Electrolux’s Trilobite. It was an automatic vacuum cleaner that roams the floor.
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1st cardboard vacuum cleaner
Made by Jake Tyler. Vacuum cleaner made from cardboard. This was his final degree project at the Vax headquarters in Worcesters, UK.
http://www.vacuumcleanerhistory.com/vacuum-cleaner-development/timeline-of-vacuum-cleaners/
