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Post by John Titor on Feb 20, 2023 1:22:51 GMT 10
Legendary vacuum cleaner purveyor David Oreck has passed away seven months short of hitting the century mark. :\'( wgno.com/news/new-orleans-vacuum-cleaner-inventor-david-oreck-dies-at-99/Oreck served as B-29 bomber in World War II, but his fame began to spread in 1963 when he redesigned a standard, upright vacuum cleaner into a light-weight model with a handle that could bend back enough for the entire vacuum to slide easily under low spaces like beds. Hotel maids– who have to vacuum under countless beds– loved the Oreck, and that enthusiasm soon spread. 8)
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Post by vhsfan0101 on Feb 20, 2023 21:52:43 GMT 10
Legendary vacuum cleaner purveyor David Oreck has passed away seven months short of hitting the century mark. :\'( wgno.com/news/new-orleans-vacuum-cleaner-inventor-david-oreck-dies-at-99/Oreck served as B-29 bomber in World War II, but his fame began to spread in 1963 when he redesigned a standard, upright vacuum cleaner into a light-weight model with a handle that could bend back enough for the entire vacuum to slide easily under low spaces like beds. Hotel maids– who have to vacuum under countless beds– loved the Oreck, and that enthusiasm soon spread. 8) I was just thinking about him a few months back. I remembered seeing him on Oreck vacuum tv commercials a lot during the mid-2000s and wondered what was he up to these days.
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