National Custodian Day Timeline

​​1920

​Lysol hits the market​

​Lysol, one of the first commercially available cleaners, was originally designed to help women with gynecological needs. ​

1901

The modern vacuum is invented

It's thanks to Hubert Cecil Booth, an English engineer celebrated as the inventor of the power vacuum, that these handy household devices are gradually rolled into mass production.

​18th century

The Industrial Revolution comes into play

The Industrial Revolution takes off and creates a massive number of factories. Custodians are hired to clean them.