History Matters: Blown Away by Vacuum Cleaners

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When you do your spring cleaning, you’re re-enacting a ritual your ancestors have performed annually for as long as houses have been getting dirty. Spring was the only time rugs were cleaned, because they had to be hauled outside and beaten to extract the accumulated grime. Then, in a flurry of invention about 100 years View Website VIP Subscription

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