Beaters - Our first attempt at taking carpet cleaning out of the dark ages.

Carpet Sweepers - The machine that hoped to take the place of the broom.

Pumper - The board mounted device that cleaned with the back and forth motion of a handle.

Plunger - The vacuum that was the forerunner to today's stickvac.

Wheel - Hand cranks help us to generate vacuum.

Bellows - The simple machine known for blowing air now creates suction.

Friction - The upright vacuum cleaner that derives its power from the rear wheels.

Upright - The vacuum that was the SUCcessor of Murray Spangler's invention.

Hand Vacs - Precursor to today's dustbuster.

Tank/Canister - A variety of attachments help us to clean more than just floors with this machine, derived from H. Cecil Booth's invention.

Signs - The Vacuum Shoppes' attention getters.