This is my blog about power tools that were made in Australia. I am interested to learn about their design, manufacture and use. Hopefully I will be able to create an archive of these power tools so this important chapter of Australian manufacturing is not completely lost.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
If the Black and Decker CP2 of my grandfather's was the drill that got me started, it was discovering the SHER Drill Master that confirmed to me the importance of this study. A small all-resin drill (I suspect it is Bakelite), the drill has no 'trigger' switch, instead, an ON/OFF switch is located on the side of the body, curious as the resemblance to a pistol is uncanny. The Drill Master was first introduced to the Australian public in 1952, I am unsure as to when it was taken off the market. This particular example was purchased on Ebay from someone in Western Australia.
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I have one of these bakerlite drills,could you tell me what it would be worth
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