Men Who Did-It-Themselves With Power Tools Black & Decker going strong since 1910
Back in the early ’40s, Mr. Decker and Mr. Black — that is, Alonzo G. “Chief” Decker Sr. and S. Duncan Black — were pretty sure that there was a huge consumer hunger for affordable, easy-to-use power tools. Their strongest clue was the number of reorders for their 1/4- inch industrial drill from manufacturers hustling […]








































