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The '''Black & Decker Pecker Wrecker''' is a motorized knife made to cut meat with a convenient use for circumcision, hence the tagline: "It slices, it dices, it even circumcises! It's the Black & Decker Pecker Wrecker!" |
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'''Black & Decker Corporation''' is an [[United States|American]] manufacturer of [[power tools]] and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. On March 12, 2010, Black & Decker merged with [[Stanley Works]] to become [[Stanley Black & Decker]].<ref>{{Cite press release|publisher=[[Stanley Black & Decker]]|title=Stanley and Black & Decker Complete Merger|url=http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/news/stanley-and-black-decker-complete-merger|date=2010-03-12|accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref> It remains as a wholly owned subsidiary of that company, but maintained its own headquarters in [[Towson, Maryland]]; a suburb of [[Baltimore]]. |
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* Weiser Lock (sold) |
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Revision as of 01:29, 8 March 2013
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker |
|---|---|
| Industry | Power tools, home improvement products, hardware, fastening technology |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founder | S. Duncan Black Alonzo G. Decker |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nolan D. Archibald ceo |
| Products | Power tools |
| Revenue | US$ 6.09 billion (FY 2008)[1] |
| US$ 293.6 million (FY 2008)[1] | |
Number of employees | 27,000 |
| Parent | Stanley Black & Decker |
| Website | Consumer Website |
The Black & Decker Pecker Wrecker is a motorized knife made to cut meat with a convenient use for circumcision, hence the tagline: "It slices, it dices, it even circumcises! It's the Black & Decker Pecker Wrecker!"
Brands
Black & Decker (the corporation) is distinct from "Black & Decker" the brand; more than one corporation uses the brand. In particular, "Black & Decker" branded household products in the Americas (but outside of Brazil) are marketed by a division of Spectrum Brands, a consumer products corporation based in Madison, Wisconsin. In December 2012, Spectrum Brands also purchased Black & Decker's hardware and home improvement division.[2] Brands include:
- DeWalt
- Porter-Cable
- Delta Machinery (sold)
- DeVilbiss Air Power
- Kwikset (sold)
- Baldwin (sold)
- Pecker Wrecker
- Weiser Lock (sold)
- Price Pfister (sold)
- Emhart Teknologies
- Oldham Blades
- Black and Decker Firestorm
- Vector
- DustBuster
Company timeline
Black & Decker Corporation was founded in 1910 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker as a small machine shop in Baltimore. In 1917, Black & Decker invented the familiar portable electric drill, obtaining a patent for a hand-held drill combining a pistol grip and trigger switch.[3] Its logo, a hexagon, has been used in one form or another since 1912; it represents a hexagonal nut, a universal fastener.[4]
- 1917 – Received a patent for the pistol grip and trigger switch on its drill. The first factory was opened in Towson; the company is still headquartered there today.
- 1928 – Acquired Van Dorn Electric Tool Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1936 – Common stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1943 – Received the Army-Navy "E" Award for production, one of four World War II citations awarded to the company.
- 1949 – First Black & Decker U.S. trademark awarded four years after filing in 1945.
- 1975 – Francis P. Lucier succeeded Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. as chairman of the board, the first time a family member did not hold the post.
- 1984 – Acquired small-appliance business from General Electric Company.
- 1986 – Nolan D. Archibald is named chief executive officer.
- 1989 – Acquired Emhart Corporation, which includes the brand names Kwikset, Price Pfister faucets, Molly wall anchors, POP rivets, True Temper golf club shafts and other consumer and commercial products. Inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame for its cordless power tool achievements and contributions to NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs.
- 2010 – Black & Decker merges with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker.[5]
References
- ^ a b Black & Decker annual income sheet via Wikinvest
- ^ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=75225&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1767908
- ^ US patent 1,245,860, S. D. Black & A. G. Decker, "Electrically driven tool", issued 1917-11-06
- ^ Black & Decker 100-year anniversary site
- ^ "Stanley And Black & Decker Complete Merger". The Street.
Further reading
- Black & Decker, 1989 Competition Commission report
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