Black & Decker Type HR Screwdriver, circa 1930
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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 an electric screwdriver with a reverse switch in 1930.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Screwdriver
Date Made
circa 1930
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
73.171.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Black & Decker Mfg. Company.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Red
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
on plate:
BLACK & DECKER / SCREW DRIVER / SIZE 2 / VOLTS 110 / AMPS 26 / CURRENT / D.C. TO 60 CYC. / A.C. EXCLUSIVE / R.P.M. 500 / TYPE HR / SERIAL NO. 9015 / U.S. PAT. 1492095, 1528584, 1574020, / 1642490, 1770113. / THE BLACK & DECKER MFG. CO. / TOWSON, MD., U.S.A. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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