One of the greatest inventions of our times that revolutionize cleaning. We know that vacuum cleaner makes our lives easy, but do we know everything there is about them? So, hop on and let’s dive into the fascinating and yet unknown history and facts about vacuum cleaners. We know they clean, they fix the cumbersome pet hairs, grim dust and sometimes even scare away our pets. Now, it is time to know about them properly. Here are some of the fun and unknown facts about vacuum cleanersyou might not know. The first vacuum cleaner was powered by humans. Vacuum cleaners first made their appearance in the year 1868. It was a remarkable and iconic discovery; the first model was called “Whirlwind”, and it was invented by Ives W. McGaffey. Though the discovery was path-breaking, it still was a bit troublesome. It worked with the help of a belt-driven fan, which the user had to operate with the help of a hand crank. So, it was quite difficult to operate and was not quite as useful as other means of cleaning. The Baby daisy. The next upgraded version of vacuum cleaner to make an appearance was “The Baby daisy” in the year 1890. Though it upgraded from being used manually, but it was still a bit difficult to use, and the worst part is that it required two people to use it. One person uses to stand on the base of the bellows and help it to move back and forward while the other person cleaned with the help of the hose. The “royally” approved vacuum cleaner. The first fully powered vacuum cleaner was invented by a British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth whose genius invention was so huge that it had to be pulled by horse cart and ran on gasoline. His invention caught the royal’s eye when he cleaned Westminster Abbey before and after the coronation of King Edward. The revolution. In 1907, a store janitor revolutionized this amazing device with a bit of intelligence. The dust in the store often caused him asthma and cleaning the store was quite tedious a task. So, he invented a vacuum cleaner using a pillowcase, broom and an electric motor. He patented his design but could not make much out of it. Enter William Hoover, who changed the way we clean forever. He fixed the problems in Spangler’s device and invented the modern vacuum cleaner. Which one of these historical facts about vacuum cleaners surprised you the most?
