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unusual facts about vacuum cleaner


Jörg Stübner

Stübner began his career with BSG Motor Halle in 1973 and transferred to SG Dynamo Dresden in 1979, where he gained the nickname "Staubsauger" (Vacuum cleaner), scoring 14 goals in 182 appearances.


Ailsa Craig Engines

Named after the island Ailsa Craig, the company began as a bicycle manufacturer in Glasgow in 1891, later moving to Putney, in London where the then owner went into partnership and set about building early vehicles, going on to produce the world's first V12 engine and even a petrol engined vacuum cleaner for Hubert Cecil Booth in 1904.

Lurelle Guild

Among his most noted designs is the 1937 Electrolux vacuum cleaner and a number of streamlined aluminum household items, particularly a Kensington Ware range produced by Alcoa from 1934.

Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Ōsōji!

The game introduces a tiny vacuum cleaner that Chibi-Robo can use to suck up dirt while connected to a power outlet and a tiny sifter used to find gems which can be turned in for money.

Oldsmobile Expression

Among other features showcased were: rain-sensing windshield wipers, in-car vacuum cleaner, TV/VCR with a Nintendo system, and unique four-wheel steering.


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Goblin Vacuum Cleaners

The managing director was Hubert Cecil Booth who the company claimed had in fact invented the vacuum cleaner in about 1900, and which was subsequently copied in the USA and elsewhere.