Honest, Himself just purchased a new vacuum we are told one of the attachments was used in the 1940s for nit picking.Have you ever heard of a nit picking attachment being put on vacuum cleaners in the past? If you were to gain some nits would you be inclined to use a vacuum to remove them? Why or why not.Oh in case you were wondering I don't catch nits. I know this because back in the day I had work that involved louse removal from humans I never, ever caught any. Apparently I am immune.
Personally, I've never heard of a system like that. When I had nits, we had to use a type of shampoo and a nit comb every day.
I never heard of such a vacuum, but I sure as heck wouldn't use it for for that purpose. Nits are literally glued onto the hair shaft with a substance chemically close to the composition of hair, so it would impossible for the vacuum attachment to actually work unless it pulls the entire hair strand out of your head (ouch!). Lice crawl; they don't jump or fly. Lice are spread by having had direct head to head contact (ie hugging with hair touching, sharing hats, etc) to get any number of lice to set up shop on another person's head. You were never infested because there was no direct contact to make it possible.
Thanks, I just learned something new. Patent # 6086682. Although it probably works, I don't want the nits in my sweeper. It's bad enough sweeping the carpet for fleas. It gets costly purchasing vacuum bags every week, but I would not have it any other way. Apparently, this nit picker attachment for a vacuum goes back to 1908. Inventors:Anderson, Daniel P. (3206 N. Averill, Flint, MI, 48506) Application Number:09/290638
