#Thor electric drill portable
The crude utility of the portable drill is part of the reason why it has escaped much academic scrutiny. Museums Victoria has one example of a Black & Decker electric drill from the 1960s in its digital archive. The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney holds at least two vintage portable electric drills: one is a Desoutter, made in England, and another drill of unknown origin. Apart from a few token examples, many everyday objects have not managed to establish a museum presence. Obvious repositories for their collection, such as museums of technology or innovation, are increasingly challenged by space and funding pressures. The portable electric drill has been poorly documented by designers, historians and museums. While the popularity of portable power drills has endured, the manufacture of these objects in Australia more or less vanished by the end of the 20th century.
Wolf power tools were awarded as prizes on the television program Pick-A-Box.īlack & Decker ran advertisements that appeared during popular television programs and used endorsements by sporting celebrities such as cricketer Dennis Lillee. KBC sponsored a radio program called, appropriately enough, That’s The Drill. In 1956, Black & Decker established an Australian manufacturing plant in Croydon, Victoria, where drills such as the CP2 were manufactured.īetween 19, many power tool brands had a media presence. KBC drill and label (note the lack of integration between handle and body), circa 1950s. The body of the drill was made from die-cast zinc alloy and it had a unique removable front plate on the handle to allow the user easy access to the connection terminals. It appears that KBC entered the hardware market in 1948 with its first portable electric drill, designed for the cabinet maker and general handyman. Although it produced domestic appliances such as the bean slicer, die casting of military components such as ammunition parts (shell and bomb noses) and tank attack guns kept the company busy during World War II. Ltd, known as KBC, was a South Australian manufacturing company founded in 1936. The electric drill in AustraliaĪustralia once played a significant role in producing the portable electric drill. It’s considered the first portable electric power tool, and arguably helped to democratise the industry, putting construction in the hands of everyone from labourers to hobbyists. It’s seen as an object of work, unlike domestic items such as the tea kettle, which can be statements of taste and luxury.īut the device deserves our attention. Berto Pandolfo, Author providedĭesign historians and collectors have paid little attention to the electric drill. There is evidence of this model being on the market from 1963 to 1966, although we suspect it was available earlier and for much longer. The CP2 manufactured by Black & Decker in Croydon, Victoria.
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