Black and Decker Special Drill

A Black and Decker Special Drill, not made in Australia (made in England), but a beautiful example of early electric drill design. This one has no provision for an auxillary handle so holding after long use may have become problematic, both because of the weight of the object and the heat created would have transfered directly to were your hand would be placed. Notice also the switch is not a trigger but a slide on the top of the handle.

Black and Decker Special Drill

Black and Decker Special Drill

Black and Decker Special Drill

Black and Decker U-500 Drill

This is the Black and Decker U-500 drill. This was the first drill to be completely manufactured in Australia at the Crodyon factory in Victoria.

Black and Decker 552

 

This Black and Decker 10mm hammer drill is what I suspect as one of the last drills made in Australia, although i have no proof of this.

This is a Black and Decker Dual Action Sander, model 7436.  It is an all plastic construction, manufactured in Australia and available from 1983. This example was purchased off ebay.

This is a Black and Decker GD15 2 speed drill. Most of the brown paint finish has worn away. This model was on the market from 1963. This particular example was donated by Richard Musgrove.

This is the CP2 manufactured by Black and Decker in Croydon, Victoria. I have evidence of this model being on the market from 1963 to 1966, however I suspect it was available earlier and for much longer. This particular example belonged to my grandfather, who was a cabinet maker in Cooma, NSW. It was after inspecting this drill and discovering it was made in Australia  that inspired me to look into products manufactured in Australia and hence this study on power tools.

Black and Decker

Black and Decker

Black and Decker

Black and Decker

Jigsaw

This is my collection of  Black and Decker jigsaws. There are many interesting facts about these jigsaws that appeal to me, one of which is that they were all manufactured in Australia. The other is the development of the handle design from the early die-cast version which was closed to the first plastic versions that were open to the latest black version which is closed.

I am in the process of trying to identify when these items were made, so if you're able to help, please let me know.

Black and Decker

This the a Black and Decker from the 1960's.