Mcgaffey Whirlwind Carpet Sweeper

Before 1868 before chicago before ives w.

Mcgaffey whirlwind carpet sweeper. Despite his grand intentions mcgaffey s whirlwind was not a success. The first manually powered cleaner using vacuum principles was the whirlwind invented in chicago in 1868 by ives w. Thurman made his device available through house calls and his business became a success. The first hand powered cleaner was called the whirlwind above used the vacuum design and was invented in chicago illinois in 1865 by ives w.

The whirlwind was difficult to use because the operator had to manually turn a crank while pushing it across the floor. The bulky device worked with a belt driven fan cranked by hand that made it awkward to operate although it was commercially marketed with. Herrick invented the ives w. Mcgaffey cleaning up meant sweeping up.

It used bellows on top to produce suction and incorporated two water chambers to capture dirt. However the real father of the modern vacuum cleaner was created in 1901. Mcgaffey patents the whirlwind sweeping first carpet sweeper. Of boston mcgaffey sold models in chicago and boston.

Mcgaffey it was lightweight and compact. However it was difficult to operate because of the need to turn a hand crank whilst pushing it across the floor. The first patent for an electrically driven carpet sweeper and. Called a carpet sweeper it gathered dust with a rotating brush and had a bellows for generating suction.

Today it is known as the first hand pumped vacuum cleaner in the united states. The most technological cleaners of the time were carpet sweepers. Grand rapids were invented a carpet sweeper that had brushes connected to wheels and when sweeper moves brushes rotate and clean the floor. With a retail price of 25 dollars about 450 today and a hand crank the whirlwind was considerably harder to use than a.

It was the first motorized carpet cleaner which was a big improvement from mcgaffey s whirlwind. Mcgaffey invented his whirlwind a cleaner that had a hand operated fan that although awkward to operate sold better than hess carpet sweeper but not much better 1876. Another early model 1869 was the whirlwind invented in chicago in 1868 by ives w. Mcgaffey called his machine a wood and canvas contraption the whirlwind.

This carpet sweeper had round brushes that spun around to pick up the dirt. It wasn t much of a success because it was complex to use and inefficient. Unfortunately this wasn t mass produced. Based on us patent records hiram h.

With the help of the american carpet cleaning co.