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.

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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