| The Royal vacuum cleaners are the same | | | | After the war, a group of investors purchased |
| company that brought the world the first little Dirt | | | | the company in 1953 and changed the name to |
| Devil back in 1981. This was a historic moment, | | | | Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company. But like |
| but not the beginning of this company. The Royal | | | | most investors in the 1980's, this group just made |
| vacuum cleaner company was started over 100 | | | | the purchase to sell off the parts for a profit. A |
| years ago by P. A. Geier in 1905. It all started in a | | | | group of employees under the guidance of Walter |
| garage in Cleveland, Ohio with a manually | | | | E. Schott purchased the vacuum division and keep |
| operated metal cleaner. | | | | the company moving and profitable for years to |
| Surprisingly, the Dirt Devil was not its first | | | | come. This was how the company worked until |
| handheld vacuum. In 1937, the P.A. Geier | | | | Schott's death in 1981. |
| Company produced its first and the world's first | | | | This is when another group of investors |
| handheld vacuum called the Royal Prince. With | | | | purchased the company, but put ideas and money |
| World War Two starting just two years later, not | | | | into it and developed the Dirt Devil brand. Today, |
| many were produced. This is because this | | | | there are still 4 different types of Royal vacuum |
| company, like most in America at that time, | | | | cleaners available for home use. These include the |
| switched their production machines to military | | | | uprights, canister, and central units all with over |
| hardware to help with the war effort. | | | | 100 years of quality standing behind them. |