Hoover Historical Center

1875 Easton Street Northwest
North Canton, OH, 44720
330-499-0287

URL : http://www.hoovercompany.com/dbPages/history_9.asp

overview : Boyhood home of Hoover Company founder, William H. 'Boss' Hoover, traces the history of cleaning devices with a focus on Hoover vacuum cleaner technology,

collections : Antique cleaning devices and manual cleaners from the late 1800s are included in the permanent display. Showcased among the early electric vacuum cleaners is the first Hoover vacuum cleaner, the Model O, manufactured in 1908. The Model O was the first commercially successful portable electric vacuum cleaner.

topics : technology