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Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper. [1] The Bissell corporation is named after him. Life and career
Anna Bissell was born on 2nd December 1846 in River John, Nova Scotia, to William and Eleanor Sutherland. They moved to Wisconsin when Anna was a child. [6] Bissell's husband was Melville Reuben Bissell. They had five children. In 1889, Bissell's husband died from pneumonia. On November 8, 1934, Bissell died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is an American privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan in Greater Grand Rapids. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The company is the number one manufacturer of floor care products in North America in terms of sales, with 20% marketshare.
Keith Bissell (1912–1992), Canadian composer, conductor, and music educator; Laura Bissell (born 1983), English road and track racing cyclist; Melville Reuben Bissell (1843–1889), American entrepreneur and inventor; Mina Bissell, Iranian-American biologist; Nicholas L. Bissell Jr. (1947–1996), American prosecutor
The design was patented by Melville R. Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, in 1876. [1] Bissell began selling carpet sweepers in 1883. They became popular in the UK after the first Ewbank model went on sale in 1889. [2]
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