biography
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Booth, Hubert Cecil
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1871–1955)
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| biography:
| British engineer. In 1900 he demonstrated the principle of extracting dust from carpets by suction, and in 1901 patented an electrically powered machine which he called a ‘vacuum cleaner’. The machine was mounted on a horse-drawn wagon, and was equipped with a long tube for access into buildings. His Vacuum Cleaning Co provided the first mechanical cleaning service. |
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