Black & Decker "Mod 4" cordless tool set
date: label: date made
content: 1978
name: label: maker
content: Black & Decker, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Black & Decker "Mod 4" cordless tool set. A multi-function tool set that used an interchangeable handle / battery pack. Precursor to the Black & Decker "Dustbuster" product. Object includes: battery pack handle, battery charger, 1.25" drill head with chuck key, lantern head, “Spot Vac” vacuum cleaner head with upholstery tool, and two wall brackets. A grass trimmer attachment (with optional extension handle), and a hedge trimmer attachment could also be purchased but are not included with this object. The donor purchased this set from the clearance table of the hardware store in which he worked around 1980.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reference: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/journeys-innovation/historical-stories/moondust-and-marketing-magic
label: Description (Brief)
content: .01: type 1 battery pack handle, no. 86-079, 4.8 V, US Patent numbers 3952239, 3973178, 3780246;
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content: .02: type 1 battery charger, no. 86-001, input 120 VAC, 60 Hz, 6 W; Output 6 VDC, 120 mA, UL 793D / 64" cord;
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content: .03: type 1.25" drill head with chuck key, no. 9000, 4.8 VDC, 750 RPM, B&D 74-28801 keyed chuck;
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content: .04: lantern head, includes a GE 4468 lamp, 5.3V, .5A, tungsten filament, clip connectors;
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content: .05: “Spot Vac” vacuum cleaner head with upholstery tool, type 1, no. 9320/8970, 4.8 VDC, includes internal cloth motor cover / upholstery shoe.
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content: .06: two wall brackets, “9" (with #12 x 1.25 RH slotted wood screw) and “10", for hanging the Mod 4 battery pack or accessories.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Harold D. Wallace, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0252.08
label: accession number
content: 2019.0252
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0252.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: electric appliance
label: Object Name
content: vacuum cleaner
label: Object Name
content: luminaire
label: Object Name
content: cordless drill
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: battery pack handle: 6 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 10.795 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: battery charger: 2 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 6.0325 cm x 6.35 cm x 10.795 cm
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content: drill head: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm x 18.415 cm
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content: lantern head: 5 in x 4 7/8 in x 4 in; 12.7 cm x 12.3825 cm x 10.16 cm
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content: vacuum cleaner head: 3 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 8.255 cm x 14.605 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: wall bracket (each): 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 3/8 in; 6.985 cm x 3.175 cm x .9525 cm