In 1935, the company introduced the Kirby Model C, the first product to carry Jim Kirby's name. It was designed for rural areas that did not have electricity and was very similar to the carpet sweeper. As long as the cleaner was consistently pulled backwards, tension in the spring would remain constant and the turbine would continue spinning.
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The Vacuette was briefly offered as a manual vacuum cleaner, utilizing a spring-loaded worm gear driven by pulling the vacuum cleaner backwards when pushing the machine forward, the worm gear would power a turbine that provided suction. It featured a removable floor nozzle and handle and became the forerunner of current multi-attachment Kirby vacuum models. 114th St., and the Vacuette Electric was introduced. Introduced in 1916, the Edgewater, Ohio factory was opened by the Scott & Fetzer Company at Locust Ave. Dyson, Miele and Sebo followed in the 1980s, and Shark began in the 1990s. Their primary European competitor was Electrolux, which started 1924. The company's primary competitors included The Hoover Company and The Eureka Company, both of which began operations in 1909, as well as Bissell that started building carpet sweepers in 1876. James Kirby invented the "vacuette" circa 1920. Jim Kirby (1885–1971) designed the first Kirby vacuums for George Scott and Carl Fetzer after World War I, although the Kirby name was not used on a vacuum cleaner until the 1930s. All of the vacuum cleaners are built in either Ohio or Texas. Kirby's products can be sold via in-home door-to-door demonstrations and the company is a member of the Direct Selling Association, or their website can take orders and ship directly. Dealers are located in over 50 countries. It is a division of Right Lane Industries. The Kirby Company (stylized as KIRBY) is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories, located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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