Black & Decker Type A Disc Sander, 1929
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Artifact Overview
Alonzo G. Decker and S. Duncan Black, who operated a small manufacturing company in Baltimore, Maryland, began designing and producing electric tools in 1916. Their pistol-style grip and trigger switch, patented the following year, set the standard for power tool design. Black & Decker developed new products as the company expanded through the 1920s, introducing a portable electric sander in 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Disk sander
Date Made
1929
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
73.171.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Black & Decker Mfg. Company.
Material
Metal
Wire
Rubber (Material)
Aluminum (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Length: 9 in
Width: 13 in
Height: 12.5 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
BLACK & DECKER / CAT. NO. / 7" FLEX DISC SANDER / VOLTS 115 / CURRENT / D.C. TO 60 CYC. / A.C. INCLUSIVE / AMPS 2.0 / R.P.M.4500 / TYPE A / SERIAL NO. 6567 / THE BLACK & DECKER MFG. CO. / TOWSON, MD U.S.A. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
on either side of grip:
BD
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