The vacuum cleaner; a history.
Gantz, Carroll.
McFarland & Co.
2012
230 pages
$45.00
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Offering the first comprehensive book on the history of the vacuum
cleaner, Gantz (industrial design, Carnegie Mellon U.) details the
evolution of mechanical floor devices and how they revolutionized home
cleaning. Full of interesting facts and figures, this engaging book
focuses on the men and women involved in inventing and improving vacuum
cleaners as well as the changing social, economic, political, health,
technical, and environmental climate surrounding them. Includes
industrial designers Dreyfuss, Lurrele Guild, Loewy, George Walker,
James Dyson, and the author.
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