American Vacuum Company

American Vacuum Company was founded in the early 1900s by Ralph H. Person, who purchased the vacuum cleaning division of American Radiator Company. Hence the brand name: Arco. Our humble beginning began in the basement of a building located in downtown Chicago. In the years that followed through the great depression and two world wars, American Vacuum Company expanded its operation and built a manufacturing facility in Skokie, IL. As the family business grew with the addition of Ralph M. Person, American Vacuum continued to expand even further. We went from a national supplier to a global provider of industrial vacuum cleaning equipment.