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2. The Hoover Company - Wikipedia

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   The first upright vacuum cleaner was invented in June 1908 in North Canton, Ohio, by department store janitor and occasional inventor James Murray Spangler.Spangler was an asthmatic, and suspecting the carpet sweeper he was using at work was the cause of his ailment, he created a basic suction-sweeper by mounting an electric fan motor on a carpet sweeper and then adding a soap box and a broom ...

3. Kirby Company - Wikipedia

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   The Vacuette was briefly offered as a manual vacuum cleaner, utilizing a spring-loaded worm gear driven by pulling the vacuum cleaner backwards; when pushing the machine forward, the worm gear would power a turbine that provided suction (in the late 1980s the Vacuette name was resurrected and used on a corded handheld vacuum called Vacuette ...

4. Edward Edwards (serial killer) - Wikipedia

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   He traveled frequently during his 20s and 30s, working as a ship docker, vacuum cleaner retailer, and handyman, among other assorted jobs. In 1955, Edwards escaped from a jail in Akron and drifted around the country robbing gas stations. [4] [5] He wrote that he never disguised himself during these crimes because he wanted to be famous. [5]

5. A complete guide to the very best Labor Day sales on ... - AOL

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   The Best Labor Day Sales this year includes great deals such as a $65 mattress, a $20 set of sheets and 20% off Amazon bestselling pillows. Browse all of the deals available this Labor Day.

6. Vacuum cleaner - Wikipedia

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   The most common upright vacuum cleaners use a drive-belt powered by the suction motor to rotate the brush-roll. However, a more common design of dual motor upright is available. In these cleaners, the suction is provided via a large motor, while the brushroll is powered by a separate, smaller motor, which does not create any suction.

7. History of Ohio - Wikipedia

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   In 1955, Joseph McVicker tested a wallpaper cleaner in Cincinnati schools, eventually becoming known as the product Play-Doh. The same year the Tappan Stove Company created the first microwave oven made for commercial, home use. James Spangler invented the first commercially successful portable vacuum cleaner, which he sold to The Hoover Company.