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1 2 6 WIRED TEST<br />
1916<br />
S. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker got their start in 1910, producing<br />
mechanical bottle cappers, vest-pocket adding machines, candy<br />
dippers, and other useful contrivances. But it wasn’t until 1916 that<br />
Black & Decker hit upon the product with which their names would<br />
ultimately become synonymous. While preparing a bid to reconfigure<br />
the Colt .45, the duo realized the handgun’s pistol-grip design could<br />
be applied to the power drill—previously so bulky it required two<br />
men to operate. By 1951, B&D had sold a million drills; in 1961, they<br />
pioneered cordless technology. Oh, and they got the Colt contract, too.<br />
Black & Decker Electric Drill<br />
Gadget Hall of Fame
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