Robot vacuum cleaners are still mostly for the early adopter tech crowd - Interpret
20 Vacuum Cleaner Facts and Statistics (You Need to Know) - Oh So Spotless
The history of the vacuum and how it changed over time - Home Stratosphere
How Cordless Vacuums Came To Where We Are Today
Vacuum inventor James Dyson on desire to "change the world" - CBS News
Most and Least Reliable Vacuum Cleaners. I like how this article looks at vacuums by type such as canister or standup vacuums and so forth. This article confirmed the problem I was having with my cordless vacuum: shorter battery life. Do yourself a favor if looking for a mini vacuum for your stairs or car get the mini shop vacuum. They are just as good as the regular sized shop vacuum (assuming your job is smaller) and they are easy to handle when doing work.
After researching vacuum cleaners, I think Reddit is the only consistently reliable source for product reviews : BuyItForLife
/r/VacuumCleaners: Purchase Advice, Repairs, and More
Jim from Taxi in the late 1970s attempts to sell a vacuum cleaner in someone's home. Here's a fun fact. Jim is Doc Brown from Back to the Future. Christopher Lloyd is quite the actor!
Well done timeline which helps with visualization of how this industry developed.
The British Inventor and Industrial Designer Sir James Dyson
Where Did Vacuum Cleaners Come From?
The Hoover Company - Wikipedia
What Could Have Contributed to Shop-Vac’s Financial Problems? Shop-Vac was invented in 1969 and located in Pennsylvania. They company fell on hard times recently and was purchased. It's unclear if they will remain in PA or eventually move.
Henry Hoover review: Britain's most beloved vacuum cleaner | Expert Reviews
8 Different Types of Vacuum Cleaner (Explained!)
Most and Least Reliable Vacuum Cleaners - Consumer Reports
List of vacuum cleaners. I used Wikipedia here because the data is sparce on the Internet for a complete list. Not saying this list is complete but there sure is a lot of data.
Who Invented the Robot Vacuum Cleaner and a Brief History - Homes Whiz
Vacuum Cleaner History - Invention and History of Vacuum Cleaners. This website is well done!
Take a look at the beginning of this video for the vacuum moment. Do you like this video? Then keep watching the non-vacuum cleaner part which is funny.
Search vacuum cleaner on Google
Kirby Salesman | Real People | George Schlatter. As a kid, I remember the Kirby vacuum saleswoman coming to our house and demonstrating. She said something like she just needed one more sale to win the company trip. She ran the vacuum with a dirt filter installed and showed my parents the dirt from our 70s red rug. She left that night with a big sale. Back then, high end Kirby vacuums cost a lot of cash. If I remember right, that Kirby vacuum was built well though and lasted many years. I sold Bathfitter bathtub liners in college and visited people's houses. As long as your product is well built and you are honest sales are easy.
This Sucks: The Messy History of the Vacuum Cleaner
The invention of the vacuum cleaner, from horse-drawn to high tech | Science Museum
PDF file describing Hoover's promotion mistake.