Suck, Don't Blow!: The Gripping Story of the Vacuum Cleaner and Other Labour Saving Machines Around the House

by Jane Furnival

Book Overview

Launched in 1906, the Puffing Billy was an elaborate machine and the equivalent would cost #2000 to buy in the 1990s. This text follows the chain of false starts and ingenious ideas which have evolved... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854793659
• ISBN13: 9781854793652
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"