First Made Bisell Grand Rappids Metal Carpet Sweeper

In 1883 bissell built the company s first manufacturing plant in grand rapids.

First made bisell grand rappids metal carpet sweeper.

Bissell from grand rapids michigan united states and he designed it in 1876. Melville bissell invented the sweeper in 1876 and we are still producing manual sweepers today. Bissell of grand rapids michigan usa who operated a crockery store with his wife anna in grand rapids michigan. This bissell carpet floor sweeper is in remarkable condition for being almost a 100 years old.

Wanted to no vaule. If you type for doris only as the first of three words of the question i should be able to help you. I have a carpet sweeper bissell s grand rapids it looks pretty old. Make offer march 19 1907 pat bissell carpet sweeper mich usa superba carpet sweeper head bissell circuit board 2036805 carpet cleaner 8960 8920 8930 9200 9300 9400 10 99.

It has metal brass claw feet two of them are holding wooden balls. In sweeping up the wood shavings bissell kicked up dust that got into his rugs prompting him to invest in a carpet sweeper. In 1876 melville r. The device was patented as the bissell carpet sweeper in 1876.

The bissells received most of their fragile glass and china shipments in crates packed with sawdust which often spilled onto the floors in their shop. Ask your own antiques question. Following melville bissell s untimely death in 1889 anna bissell stepped in and confidently took control of the company becoming america s first female corporate ceo. Antique bissell s princess floor sweeper vacuum cleaner with original 46 wood handle made in grand rapids michigan usa a long time ago this old beauty is in good solid vintage condition with a normal amount of scratches and finish deterioration.

Sick of constantly cleaning sawdust off the shop s carpet melville invented and patented a one of a kind sweeper. They are an easy way to keep your carpets hard floors and area rugs looking great every day. I cleaned a portion of my carpet and my kitchen floor with this sweeper to test it out this particular example of an antique household cleaning piece of history made by bissell does an impressive job of picking up dirt and pet hair from both my carpet and hard. Melville bissell died in 1889 and his wife anna took over as leader of the company.

By the 1890s the company had an international presence and was producing 1000 sweepers per day. Bissell and his wife anna were running a small crockery shop in grand rapids michigan. 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. The bissell carpet sweeper was developed in 1876 by melville r.