McCready Law - Chicago inventor Ives McGaffey is credited with patenting the first device for cleaning rugs. Although his vacuum was difficult to use because the operator had to manually turn a
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Today in History on X: "Ives W McGaffey patents 1st #VacuumCleaner #OTD June 8,1869 #DYK this technology laid the foundation for the hooded salon #HairDryer in 1920 https://t.co/Aptwyqnkb0" / X
RHR Cleaning Services - What would we do without a vacuum cleaner? On June 8, 1869, Chicago inventor, Ives McGaffey patented a "sweeping machine". This was the first patent for a device
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Today in History on X: "Ives W McGaffey patents 1st #VacuumCleaner #OTD June 8,1869 #DYK this technology laid the foundation for the hooded salon #HairDryer in 1920 https://t.co/Aptwyqnkb0" / X
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Vacuum Cleaner Patent 1869 – Sweeping Machine, Vintage Machines, Vacuum, Cleaner | Patent prints, Vacuum, Clothes dryer
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