First Made Bisell Carpet Sweeper

Bissell began selling carpet sweepers in 1883.

First made bisell carpet sweeper.

They became popular in the uk after the first ewbank model went on sale in 1889. Patent s as noted on the bottom of the carpet sweeper. Buy direct free shipping over 150. Whether power or manual our sweepers work on a variety of surfaces so they re ideal for everyday use.

The design was patented by melville r. House proud homeowners will want to take a look at our nifty carpet sweepers to ensure their carpets are always looking immaculate. Inventor of a carpet sweeper was one melville r. In 1883 bissell built the company s first manufacturing plant in grand rapids.

Bissell carpet sweepers are great for bare floors and low pile carpet including outdoor rugs and astro turf picks up lint crumbs and dirt on forward and reverse motion. Made in michigan last patent date 1908. You can see these artifacts in the pioneer room on the second floor. Easy to empty dirt pans.

Pat 1908 bissell s palor queen carpet sweeper. Convenient to use no cord to plug in or dust pan. He and his wife anna held a small crockery shop and because crockery tableware is packed in wooden boxes and sawdust their show always had sawdust that had to be cleaned at the end of the work day. Bissell s we sweep the world.

We were the first to offer a vac floor scrubber dry powder rug shampoo and applicator and the gemini sweeper which as its name suggests was the first two brush sweeper. Ever since anna and melville bissell patented the original hard floor sweeper in 1876 it s been the standard for easy cleanup. By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day. Vacuum cleaners steam cleaners carpet cleaners sweepers.

Save time and effort with bissell. Bissell of grand rapids michigan united states in 1876. New powered versions were designed at the beginning of the 20th century with rechargeable batteries and an electric. Bissell s price 2 50 to 4 00.

These are a great choice for hard floors too and they re the perfect solution if you need to do a quick zip around the house before your guests come over. Fuller brush 17027 electrostatic carpet and other surface sweeper best compact sweeper model fuller designs products with the use of100 years of experience in manufacturing to develop cleaning items to fit in close quarters are versatile and hold up under constant use. Melville bissell died in 1889 and his wife anna took over as leader of the company. The device was patented as the bissell carpet sweeper in 1876.

Bissell from grand rapids michigan united states and he designed it in 1876.