Eureka is an American home appliances brand owned by Chinese company Midea Group that manufactures vacuum cleaners, including uprights, cordless, canisters, sticks and handhelds. Eureka also manufactures aftermarket vacuum accessories, such as bags, belts and filters.
Eureka was one of the earliest vacuum cleaner manufacturers in North America. It was owned by Electrolux from 1974 until 2016 when it was sold to Midea Group.[2]
History
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company was founded in 1909 in Detroit, Mich. by Toronto, Canada-born real estate auctioneer Fred Wardell (1866–1952)[3] to sell vacuum cleaners for which he had acquired several patents.[4] At first only selling vacuum cleaners manufactured by others, in 1913 he and four partners purchased their first plant. In 1922, they introduced the Eureka Model 9, which undercut their main competitor Hoover