Black & Decker Home-Utility Drill, 1950-1960
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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 continued to develop new products as the company expanded, introducing home power tools for the do-it-yourself market after World War II.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Drill (Tool)
Date Made
1950-1960
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
91.182.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wire
Rubber (Material)
Aluminum (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
on plate on top of drill:
HOME-UTILITY / 1/4" DRILL / FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY / VOLTS AMPS R.P.M. TYPE / 115 1.5 2000 1 / U.S. PAT. NO. / 2487011 / NO. 96828 / THE BLACK & DECKER MFG. CO., TOWSON, MD., U.S.A. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
on chuck:
CHICAGO 0-1/4 CAP SUPREME HIA CHUCK
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