Despite his grand intentions mcgaffey s whirlwind was not a success.
Mcgaffey whirlwind carpet sweeper.
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.
However it was difficult to operate because of the need to turn a hand crank whilst pushing it across the floor.
Before 1868 before chicago before ives w.
Mcgaffey cleaning up meant sweeping up.
Mcgaffey it was lightweight and compact.
It was the first motorized carpet cleaner which was a big improvement from mcgaffey s whirlwind.
This carpet sweeper had round brushes that spun around to pick up the dirt.
The first manually powered cleaner using vacuum principles was the whirlwind invented in chicago in 1868 by ives w.
Another early model 1869 was the whirlwind invented in chicago in 1868 by ives w.
Of boston mcgaffey sold models in chicago and boston.
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.
On june 8 1869 chicago inventor ives mcgaffey patented a sweeping machine while this was the first patent for a device that cleaned rugs it was not a motorized vacuum cleaner.
The cost was an eyebrow raising 25 price tag which would be 456 today.
However the real father of the modern vacuum cleaner was created in 1901.
Unfortunately this wasn t mass produced.
It used bellows on top to produce suction and incorporated two water chambers to capture dirt.
Mcgaffey patents the whirlwind sweeping first carpet sweeper.
Thurman made his device available through house calls and his business became a success.
Called a carpet sweeper it gathered dust with a rotating brush and had a bellows for generating suction.
Grand rapids were invented a carpet sweeper that had brushes connected to wheels and when sweeper moves brushes rotate and clean the floor.
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 bulky device worked with a belt driven fan cranked by hand that made it awkward to operate although it was commercially marketed with.
With the help of the american carpet cleaning co.
The whirlwind was difficult to use because the operator had to manually turn a crank while pushing it across the floor.
The first patent for an electrically driven carpet sweeper and.
Based on us patent records hiram h.
His invention also had a detailed bellows system on top of the body to produce suction.
With a retail price of 25 dollars about 450 today and a hand crank the whirlwind was considerably harder to use than a.
