After working all day who wants to clean on their hands and knees? Not Anna Bissell! Anna was determined to figure out an easier way to clean the floors of her husband’s crockery shop after a long day of work, so she came up with an idea. This idea soon became the Sweeper after her husband Melville Bissell engineered the first sweeper in the1800’s. The product made cleaning fast, efficient and easy! The Sweeper, patented in 1876, soon became a desirable item and was produced not only out of metals but exotic woods. Sweepers became not only a cleaning device but a hot commodity for gift giving. Soon the BISSELL brand was sweeping floors all across the world. Today BISSELL creates a variety of cleaning products that help keep your home dirt and dust free.