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    The electric vacuum cleaner was invented in 1901. What kind of vacuum cleaners existed before that?

    Question #107894. Asked by author. (Aug 11 09 6:30 PM)


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    		1860 Daniel Hess patents a vacuum cleaner, appears to be the first recorded
    1869 Ives McGaffey patents the "whirlwind" vacuum cleaner. Starts American Carpet Cleaning Co.
    1876 Melville Bissell invents the carpet sweeper.
    1899 John S.Thurman invented his gasoline powered vacuum cleaner
    http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/vacleaner.htm

    Aug 11 09, 6:55 PM

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