{"id":85655,"date":"2024-08-12T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=85655"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:57:49","slug":"lm-positive-you-will-not-know-what-this-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/lm-positive-you-will-not-know-what-this-is\/","title":{"rendered":"l\u2019m Positive You Will Not Know What This Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>One thing we can always be sure of is that things change over time. Nothing can stop this. People change, technology changes and situations change.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>Change is inevitable! For example, look at your own life.\n</b><p><span style='\"font-size:'><img fetchpriority='\"high\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-85663 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/I-found-this-at-a-yard-sale-but-I-have-no-idea-what-it-is.-lm-almost-certain-you-wont-know-what-this-strange-object-is-either.-Try-to-prove-me-wrong-if-you-can%5Cud83d%5Cudc94%5Cud83d%5Cudc94%5Cud83d%5Cudc94-Check-comments-for-full-story-%5Cud83d%5Cudc47%5Cud83d%5Cudc47%5Cud83d%5Cudc47.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"1080\"' height='\"511\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/I-found-this-at-a-yard-sale-but-I-have-no-idea-what-it-is.-lm-almost-certain-you-wont-know-what-this-strange-object-is-either.-Try-to-prove-me-wrong-if-you-can\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\udc94-Check-comments-for-full-story-\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47.jpg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>How much has it changed? This is especially true when it comes to technological advancements. It can be scary to look back and see how much progress has been made. But it can be very refreshing!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Remember that \u201cthing\u201d from the 30\u2019s? If you weren\u2019t there then, you probably wouldn\u2019t know what it is. Do not worry. You\u2019re not alone. It\u2019s a vacuum cleaner from the 1930s, Hercules! It seems really strange, doesn\u2019t it? Can you guess how it worked?\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-85664 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/article-583756-image-3.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"600\"' height='\"600\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/article-583756-image-3.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>You\u2019d be completely forgiven if you didn\u2019t know what that was. But we think you really want to know! This fun thing that looks like a bottle or a suitcase is a vacuum cleaner from the 1930s called a Hercules! This retro vacuum cleaner is a far cry from today\u2019s vacuum cleaners. In fact, as I type this, I\u2019m watching my Roomba\u00ae mop the floor! Can you imagine what life was like back then? How interesting and innovative were such cars at the time? But today, we all take it for granted how easy our lives have become thanks to technology and advancements.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The Hercules vacuum cleaner was a very sophisticated and advanced machine for its time. The picture above is covered in crocodile skin, which was quite expensive. What made this product even more luxurious was the fact that it was sold during the Great Depression. At this time, many families could not afford, let alone buy, a Hercules. If you know what this item is, show it to your kids and see if they can guess! They don\u2019t know exactly what it is!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-85665 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/article-583756-image-4.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"600\"' height='\"354\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/article-583756-image-4.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>The Humble Beginnings\n</b><p><span style='\"font-size:'>Did you know the humble broom was not even perfected until the year 1797? A farmer from Massachusetts decided to create one that worked properly after watching his wife struggle to sweep. Soon, his broom, known as broomcorn, became a household name. Of course, as time went by, people got lazier! A few new sweepers and brooms came and went, and it wasn\u2019t until the 1860s when Daniel Hess created the first real vacuum cleaner. According to his patent: \u201cThe nature of my invention consists in drawing fine dust and dirt through the machine by means of a draft of air.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Then, in 1869, Ives McGaffey of Chicago took it even further. Although, his design was actually harder to use than a regular broom. His patent reads: \u201cThe accumulation of dust and dirt in dwelling-houses is a source of great annoyance to all good housekeepers\u2026 to obviate these difficulties is the object of my invention.\u201d Sadly, his invention did not take off.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-85666 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendstitch.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/article-583756-image-5.jpeg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"600\"' height='\"449\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/article-583756-image-5.jpeg' https: sizes='\"(max-width:'>\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><b>The Revolutionary Hoover\n</b><p><span style='\"font-size:'>Many designs came and went. But it was James Murray Spangler who revolutionized the vacuum cleaner. A Humble Janitor, aged 60, living in Canton, Ohio, James slaved away to perfect his design. It even took a toll on his health. His machine was better than the rest because not only was it upright, but it was also portable. The crude machine worked well, sucking dirt and blowing it out the back into the attached pillowcase. Spangler patented it in 1907 and quit his job, opening the Electric Suction Sweeper Company.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>\u201cIt used a ceiling fan motor and paddle blades to create the air flow\u2026 he used a leather belt and journaled it to a rotating brush that he had gotten out of a carpet sweeper\u2026 No one was able to get the carpet that clean because they didn\u2019t have a motor-driven brush.\u201c\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>The Hoover was then born when he ran into financial trouble, selling his company to his cousin, Susan Hoover!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>As we look back on the evolution of vacuum cleaners, we can\u2019t help but appreciate how far we\u2019ve come. Who would have thought that a contraption like the Hercules would eventually lead to the convenience of modern-day vacuum cleaners like the Hoover? It\u2019s truly amazing to see how technology has transformed our lives and made our daily chores so much easier. So the next time you\u2019re using your vacuum cleaner, take a moment to appreciate the history behind it and be grateful for the innovations that have made our lives better.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing we can always be sure of is that things change over time. Nothing can stop this. People change, technology changes and situations change. Change is inevitable! For example, look at your own life. How much has it changed? This is especially true when it comes to technological advancements. 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