https://history-hub.libapps.uncw.edu/files/original/a8379c583c3049d84e0f412e9a440623.jpg 84546c763bc8c167b274410bbd9342f1 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vacuum cleaner Description An account of the resource Although the vacuum cleaner had been invented in the early 20th century, the mass production and sales of vacuum cleaners did not take off until the economic boom that followed the decade after the First World War (1914-1918). This Hoover vacuum model 700 was produced between 1926 and 1929 and was the first of its kind to feature an aluminum body, an on/off switch, and the agitator brushroll—an innovation that used metal beater strips to vibrate pieces of dirt from carpets. The vacuum was one of the many supposedly labor saving devices marketed in the 1920s that promised to liberate middle-class women, now managing their houses without live-in maids, from the drudgery of housework. Accordingly advertisements for the Hoover 700 depicted a chic flapper of the late 1920s using the vacuum. Although the vacuum did clean more thoroughly than the broom and dustpan, the popularization of such appliances created more exacting standards of cleanliness thus making the hope of simplified housework largely illusory. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hoover Company Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian National Museum of American History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Smithsonian Collections Search Center Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Smithsonian National Museum of American History Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource overall: 104 cm x 31 cm; 40 15/16 in x 12 3/16 in