Sweeper, carpet
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0229.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- SILVER STREAK
- LOCATION
- Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL, WOOD, AND RUBBER MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION..2 HANDLE IS WOOD.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 32.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 140.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Housekeeping
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bissell
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Niagara Falls
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF CARPET SWEEPER USED LATE 1940S-1950S.
- Canada
-
THIS CARPET SWEEPER WAS MADE IN NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. BY BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER CO. OF CANADA LTD., AND USED IN CANADA. (REF 1) - Function
-
TO REMOVE DIRT FROM CARPETS. - Technical
-
THE FIRST STEP IN THE MECHANIZATION OF CARPET CLEANING WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF A MECHANICAL CARPET SWEEPER IN WHICH A CYLINDRICAL BRUSH TURNED AND SWEPT DIRT INTO SWEEPER HOUSING. SUCH SIMPLE DEVICES CONTINUED TO BE POPULAR FOR MANY YEARS, USED FOR LIGHT OR 'TOUCH-UP' CLEANING OR WHERE THERE WERE FEW CARPETS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "Bissell's/ SILVER/ STREAK/ MADE IN CANADA" printed on sweeper top. "BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER CO./ OF CANADA LTD./ MADE IN NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. CAN./ VARIOUS T.M. REG. CAN. PATS./ FEB. 10, 1942 FEB. 6, 1945/ NOV. 9, 1945 & OTHERS" stamped into both dust compartment doors. "PRESS/ TO/ EMPTY" incised on lever in lower right..2 No markings visible on handle.
- Missing
- UNKNOWN.
- Finish
- .1 SWEEPER COVER TOP IS GREEN; WOODEN SIDE PANELS PAINTED GREY. OFF-WHITE RUBBER STRIPS PAD EDGES. DUST COMPARTMENT DOORS, ROLLER BRUSH AND WHEELS ARE BLACK. SOME METAL COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN PLATED: FINISH DAMAGED BY RUST..2 HANDLE PAINTED LIGHT BLUE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. of Canada Ltd., Sweeper, carpet, after 1948, Artifact no. 2001.0229, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0229.001/
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