IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1907 Ohio janitor turned inventor ...

The Hoover brand got its start in Ohio in the early 1900s when an asthmatic department store janitor, James Spangler, jerry-rigged an electric fan, soap box and a carpet sweeper into a device that ...

The Hoover Co. is gone, but the family name remains strong. It lives on in stories passed down from parents to children for generations. It exists on plaques and buildings and on causes championed by ...

Dyson vs. Hoover vacuum — which should you get? Hoover and Dyson are two of the biggest names in vacuums, and they both offer a variety of stick, canister and upright models. Where they differ is ...