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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.
Melville Reuben Bissell; Frederic Rogers, 1st Baron Blachford; Charles Alexander Black; Nikolai Blagoveshchensky; Ebenezer Blakely; Edward Litt Laman Blanchard; Doctor Willard Bliss; Isaac Grout Bliss; Philemon Bliss; Asa P. Blunt; William Blunt; Sergei Bobokhov; Jacob Bodden; Ebenezer Vining Bodwell; Job Dischington Bødtker; Christian Eduard ...
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
Melville is a surname and a given name. ... Melville Reuben Bissell (1843–1889), American inventor and businessman; Mel Brandt (1919–2008), American actor;
Melville Reuben Bissell files a United States patent for an improved carpet sweeper. [16] Institutions. October 4 – First classes begin at the Agricultural and ...
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