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the legend of the Hoover vacuum, now a household name across America, begins in a small store in Canton, Ohio in 1907. Murray Spangler built a "suction sweeper" to prevent the dust from bothering his allergies. He convinced Susan Hoover to try it out, and her husband, Boss Hoover, began producing the vacuums the next year because of Susan's great recommendation. Spangler remained a partner, but it was Hoover who would propel the vacuum across America.
Hoover is sold throughout the United States today in Hoover-approved establishments. That started in 1908 when Boss Hoover made an offer for anyone to use the vacuum, still called a sweeper at that point, for 10 days. Hoover made arrangements with stores in the areas where people wanted the vacuum. The store manager would deliver the product personally and give a demonstration, and the store got to keep a portion of the sales. This method of selling vacuums caught on, leading to the idea of the vacuum cleaner salesman.
Hoover believed that people would use the vacuum for the 10-day trial period and that they would then be hooked and would want to buy one. At the time, the vacuum cleaner consisted of a pillowcase attached to a box fan that used a broom to propel it and a small tin can to catch the dirt. This invention was a far cry from the vacuums we use today, but it was a huge timesaver for people who were accustomed to dragging their rugs outside and beating them to get them clean. Hoover's workers assembled the vacuums all day in the back of Hoover's manufacturing plant, and it took one worker a full day to put together this contraption. Hoover then sent the vacuums out to stores across the country so that he could get the word out about his product.
Hoover continued to invest in the creation of new and exciting products in vacuuming. In 1926, Hoover introduced the beater bar, which had a bar that thumped the carpet to break dirt loose. Then a brush came along and swept up the loose dirt so that the vacuum could clean more. This creation put Hoover at the forefront of the vacuuming industry, which at the time had a number of strong competitors.
The beater bar is still used today along with many other Hoover-encouraged creations. The Hoover engineers are responsible for the creation of the disposable vacuum cleaner bag as well as the little headlight on vacuum cleaners and the housing unit, which holds brushes and additional hoses. These innovations in the 1930s all led to Hoover being the top vacuum in America.
The Hoover family owned the company until the 1940s. The company was doing so well that they decided to trade it publicly. At that point, Hoover continued to grow and lead the way in vacuuming innovations until Chicago Pacific bought Hoover out in 1985. Shortly after, Maytag bought Chicago Pacific, so Hoover has been part of the Maytag family since 1989, and Hoover remains America's choice for vacuums.
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