Black & Decker Manufacturing Company

Black+Decker is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, home appliances and fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore, where the company was originally established in 1910. In March 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. It remains a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.

more info at

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%2BDecker
• https://www.blackanddecker.com/pages/milestones
• https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/about/our-history
• http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=101
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Tools/comments/142vk7j/wtf_happened_to_black_and_decker_they_went_from/