What household gadget did Melville R Bissell invent 1876?
Melville Reuben Bissell began working on a carpet sweeper. In 1876 Bissell patented a sweeper with a central brush, rubber wheels, and other improvements on vacuum technology. A fire in 1884 destroyed his first factory, but he was able to overcome the loss and still later expand his business. Following his death from pneumonia in 1889 in Grand Rapids, his wife, Anna Bissell, took control of the company, becoming America's first female corporate Chief Executive Officer. Melville Reuben Bissell Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper. The Bissell corporation is
Anna Sutherland Bissell for Grand Rapids, Michigan youth and immigrant women. She also served on the board of what was to become Blodgett Home for Children. Bissell's husband was Melville Reuben Bissell. They have five children, Anna Dotelle Bissell (b. 1868), Lillie May Bissell (b. 1871), Melville Reuben Bissell (b. 1882), Harvey Bissell (1885), and Irving Joy Bissell (b. 1888). In 1889, Bissell's husband died from pneumonia. On November 8, 1934, Bissell died in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bissell is buried in Oakhill Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In July 2016 a seven-foot (2.1 m) statue of Bissell was unveiled; it is located outside