Photo Index - Black & Decker Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - Model 1 Drill Press

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Black & Decker Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Towson, MD

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	7/8 chuck drill, 6 amp
Submitted By:	Gordon Alton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 1 Drill Press
Date of Manufacturer:	1917
Serial Number:	B13066
Last Updated	2/19/2009 10:16:41 PM

Comments:

I obtained this Model NUMBER 1 drill press and the Black and Decker drill (no model number) from a very experienced woodworker in Fallbrook, California. He had it attached to his garage wall when I saw it one day. I indicated that I restore vintage woodworking machinery and he graciously donated the equipment to me. The drill (6 amp, 7/8 inch Jacobsen chuck, 350 rpm, 32 pounds, serial number L6157, patented Nov 6, 1917) is a brute and defies the imagination that this is in any way a handheld drill. The manufacturers brochures from the twenties and thirties do show tradesmen using the drill in handheld fashion...they were a different breed of men back then!! I disassembled the drill and determined that it needed an electric cord and brushes. I took it to the San Diego Dewalt (Black and Decker authorized) service center. These guys know their stuff and they were suitably impressed with this 80+ year old chunk of tool nirvana!! They put a new cord on, new bearings and brushes and the thing runs as good as new. It makes this low growling sound that is the coolest sound I have ever heard from a power tool!!. It will eat through any material known to man. The slow RPM of the drill indicates that it is primarily for metal. I used industrial strength degreaser on the drill casing and the drill press. The drill was buffed with a nylon coarse wheel to give it a nice sheen. Shined up real nice and the patina of dings, scratches and dents is awesome. The drill press was fully disassembled and required phosphoric acid to remove the rust and a polish with a wire wheel on a grinder. I painted the drill press and lubricated the appropriate surfaces. The drill says "city of vernon" on the case. The owner claimed that it was originally from the late twenties. I was able to obtain the patent drawings from the US Patent Office. Apparently this drill was THE template that all other electric drills were based on. The gearing in the housing is so substantial. This is one AWESOME piece of American History!!

Gordon in San Diego.

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Comments: Black and Decker Drill and Press
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Comments: Refurbished drill
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Comments: Brass service plate
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Comments: Original Condition
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