Sweeper, carpet

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OBJECT TYPE
MANUAL
DATE
1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2014.0382.001
MANUFACTURER
Bissell
MODEL
Chatelaine
LOCATION
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object made of metal, synthetic and possibly fibre and resin materials/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal, synthétique et possiblement en fibre et en résine.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
24.0 cm
Width
41.0 cm
Height
131.5 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
United States of America
State/Province
Michigan
City
Grand Rapids

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1960's-2014
Canada
This particular cleaner was purchased and used in Ottawa for almost fifty years. Ce balais-rouleaux en particulier étais utilisée à Ottawa pour presque cinquante ans par la même famille.
Function
Used for cleaning carpets in the everyday home. Utiliser pour nettoyer des tapis à l'intérieur de la maison.
Technical
The commercial carpet sweeper was developed by Melville Bissell in 1876 for his wife Anna. Anna became one of the first, if not the first, female CEOs in the United States. Anna acted as the CEO from 1889 to 1919, and served as the Chair of the Board of Directors until 1934. She also introduced workers’ compensation and pension plans for her employees. Under Anna's management the Bissell Company became the largest manufacturer of sweepers in the world. This type of Bissell logo first used in 1957. Model names such as Chatelaine were adertised as such in order to attract young female customers to the product. Les nettoyeurs de tapis commerciaux ont été développés par Melville Bissell en 1876 pour sa femme Anna. Anna est devenue une, sinon la première femme a titre deCEO aux États-Unis. Anna était CEP de la compagnie de 1889 à 1919 et a servi comme chef de conseil d'administration jusqu'à 1934. Elle a introduit la compensation du travailleur ainsi que des plans de pension pour ces employés. Sous l'administration de Anna la compagnie Bissell est devenu le plus gros fabricant de balayeuse au monde. Ce type de logo ‘'Bissell” a été utilisé pour la première fois en 1957. Les marques comme ‘'Chatelaine'' ont été conçus pour augmenter leur publicité et attirer des jeunes femmes à leurs produit.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On top of the base of the vacuum/Sur le dessus de la base de la balayeuse. "BiSSELL., CHATELAINE", Under the base of the vacumm next to each of the four wheels/Sous la base de la balayeuse à côté de chacune des roues, "PUSH".
Missing
None apparent. L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
Finish
This aluminum metal vacuum is painted a grey blue and has a long metal handle to use it with. It has four synthetic wheels on the bottom of its base that are possibly coated in a small amount of rubber. It also has a twisted synthetic brush that possibly has a nylon, fibre, and horse hair composition. Une balayeuse en métal avec une composition d'aluminium peinturer gris-bleu avec une manche longue qui est utilisé pour le pousser. Il y a quatre roues synthétiques en dessus de la base qui sont possiblement recouverts avec un peu de caoutchouc. Il y a aussi une brosse avec une composition synthétique qui est vrillée et a aussi possiblement les traces de nylon, fibre et des cheveux de cheval.
Decoration
A grey-blue paint covers all the artifact except for underneath the base. Une peinture recouvre tout l'objet à part en dessous de sa base.

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