Maryland Science Center - Today in Science History: In 1869, Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago obtained the first American patent for a suction-type vacuum cleaner. He called it the "sweeping machine." | Facebook
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McCready Law - Chicago inventor Ives McGaffey is credited with patenting the first device for cleaning rugs. Although his vacuum was difficult to use because the operator had to manually turn a
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