Thurman's machine was patented on October 3, 1899 (patent #634,042). Soon after, he started a horse-drawn vacuum system with door to door service in St Louis. His vacuuming services were priced at $4 per visit in 1903.
https://www.thoughtco.com/invention-and-history-of-vacuum-cleaners-1992594
Later, on August 30, 1901 a British engineer by the name of Hubert Cecil Booth patented a motorized vacuum that took the form of a large, horse-drawn, petrol-driven unit that was parked outside each building that fed long hoses through the windows.
https://www.jonessewandvac.com/history-sweepers-hoovers-vacuums/
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