Tool Talk
Classic Power Tools => Classic Power Tools => Topic started by: swervncarz on September 17, 2013, 08:30:17 PM
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Does anyone know the maker of this drill? I know it's probably nothing more than scrap metal in this condition but just curious about who made it and how old it is.
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll88/swervncarz/0917132053_zps6f85fe55.jpg)
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll88/swervncarz/0917132053a_zps673550e5.jpg)
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From catalogs I have it is very similar to a 1920s drill. Greatly resembles a Goodell & Pratt drill I was bidding on once. Is it stuck?
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I can turn it by hand, but the cord has been cut off
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I don't recognize it, despite the number of drills that I have, and the literature I've looked at. Of course, I could have seen an ad five years ago, and wouldn't necessarily recall it today. I can tell you that the radial pattern of circular holes for airflow was used by both Black & Decker, and by Van Dorn, so that may be a starting point. I've got a friend who might be able to recognize it - but he doesn't use computers or the Internet, so it will be a while before I can show him the pictures. In any case, please do NOT consign it to the scrap metal heap! If you don't want it, PM me.
Is the right-side brush holder there? From above, it looks like it might be missing. Is the switch a toggle, or do you turn it to go from off to on?
Here's a Van Dorn with the holes: http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?obenauf39/807.10 (http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?obenauf39/807.10), and a B&D: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161082674224 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=161082674224). One site says that Van Dorn bought B & D in 1928, but both product lines existed into the 1950s or so.