Melville Bissell Patents The Carpet Sweeper 1876
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Inventor of the carpet sweeper.
Melville bissell patents the carpet sweeper 1876. In 1876 melville r. Melville bissell developed an early carpet sweeping machine to aid in cleaning the crockery shop he and his wife anna owned and operated. 25 1843 hartwick n y u s died march 15 1889 grand rapids mich u s. Development in the invention of the carpet sweeper with the advent of the vacuum cleaner a major improvement was made in 1928 the cleaner automatically adjusted the height of the brushes to different surfaces.
Sick of constantly cleaning sawdust off the shop s carpet melville invented and patented a one of a kind sweeper. They became popular in the uk after the first ewbank model went on sale in 1889. In 1883 bissell built the company s first manufacturing plant in grand rapids. Bissell began selling carpet sweepers in 1883.
The device was patented as the bissell carpet sweeper in 1876. Bissell in 1876 manufactured and sold in 1883. In 1876 melville r. It was patented by melville r.
Bissell and his wife anna owned a small crockery shop in michigan. When customers and friends began asking where they could buy the carpet sweeper a new business was born. Melville reuben bissell born sept. By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day.
Bissell and his wife anna were running a small crockery shop in grand rapids michigan. Because they were constantly cleaning sawdust off the carpet of the shop know the feeling melville invented a unique carpet sweeper and patented it. After growing up in berlin wis bissell joined his father in business at kalamazoo mich where they opened a grocery store selling crockery led the younger bissell into the crockery business in grand rapids where by the time of the.
