He attempted to develop what he called the 'Rainbow Opportunity'.Īs early as 1947, Rexair had branch locations in Canada, Cuba and Mexico. In 1959, Sanders and Associates purchased Rexair. The D3 was the first Rainbow approved for 'wet pick-up'. The new Rainbow D3 was launched in 1980, the first major model change in twenty years. New attachments were developed: the Power Nozzle and AquaMate, among others. In 1969, Rexair opened a 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Cadillac, Michigan. Rexair executives rechristened it the 'Rainbow' with one ad reading, 'Now your home can be fresh as a rainbow'. In 1953, 'Sandy' became one of five Regional Managers in Rexair's newly aligned national sales organization.Ī newly designed Rexair Cleaner was released in 1955 with a motor allegedly twice as powerful as its predecessor.

'Sandy' Sanders (a salesman from Owensboro, Kentucky) saw a demonstration of the Rexair and came to Detroit, Michigan determined to become 'The best salesman the company ever had!'. During the war, Rexair and Martin-Parry produced radar cases, rocket launchers and ship partitions and linings to aid the war effort.Īround 1948, J. In 1941, Rexair merged with the Martin-Parry Corporation of Toledo, Ohio, providing Rexair with expanded manufacturing capabilities. Rexair developed a new slogan: 'Wet Dust Can't Fly!' By the late 1930s, medical professionals recognized it as a breakthrough product for allergy and hay fever sufferers. Inspired by street cleaners in Kentucky, Hill came up with the idea of incorporating water into the Rexair design, claiming that this would trap dust and dirt. While the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression, the Rexair Company began producing, refining and marketing the Rexair Cleaner. They named it Rexair, meaning 'King of the Air'.

Green joined forces with Newcombe to develop the 'Newcombe Bagless'. Further research proved that by removing the contaminants at their source, they could effectively stop the cycle of stirring dust and contaminants up into the air every time there was movement in the room.īy the late 1920s, Leslie H. It was quickly discovered, however, that cleaning the air was only taking care of a small percentage of the problem of indoor air pollution the larger percentage of dust and debris in a room 'settles' onto surfaces and any movement through that room would stir the dust and contaminants back up and into the air. This air-cleaning device led to changes in the method of collecting dust and contaminants from the home and workplace. Air can be pulled through holes in the separator, while anything with weight is effectively thrown outward from the separator, trapping it in the bottom of the machine. The Newcombe Separator has a cup-shaped part at its center that spins at high speed, creating centrifugal force. He called his new invention the 'Newcombe Separator'. Newcombe invented a device that separated dust and particulates from the air.

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