Before cordless and corded drills . . .

Your local bike shop undoubtedly has one of these babies:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2ll0kuf.jpg

Handlebar moustache and straw skimmer not included.

***

Actually, an electric hand drill appeared in 1895 in Germany:
http://i53.tinypic.com/312iby8.jpg

Timeline of tools that you wish you had, including the 1885 portable
telephone, whose photo is missing:
http://www.fein.ca/Achievements/index.htm#drill

That portable telephone wasn't exactly a cellphone:
http://i53.tinypic.com/11mgwu8.jpg

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Jan 5, 8:23*pm, wrote:
Your local bike shop undoubtedly has one of these babies:
*http://i52.tinypic.com/2ll0kuf.jpg

Handlebar moustache and straw skimmer not included.

***

Actually, an electric hand drill appeared in 1895 in Germany:
*http://i53.tinypic.com/312iby8.jpg

Timeline of tools that you wish you had, including the 1885 portable
telephone, whose photo is missing:
*http://www.fein.ca/Achievements/index.htm#drill

That portable telephone wasn't exactly a cellphone:
*http://i53.tinypic.com/11mgwu8.jpg


It would be fun to have a central engine in my kitchen with leather
belts powering all the appliances. Who needs ten fingers?

On 01/05/2011 11:51 PM, landotter wrote:
On Jan 5, 8:23 pm, wrote:
Your local bike shop undoubtedly has one of these babies:
http://i52.tinypic.com/2ll0kuf.jpg

Handlebar moustache and straw skimmer not included.

***

Actually, an electric hand drill appeared in 1895 in Germany:
http://i53.tinypic.com/312iby8.jpg

Timeline of tools that you wish you had, including the 1885 portable
telephone, whose photo is missing:
http://www.fein.ca/Achievements/index.htm#drill

That portable telephone wasn't exactly a cellphone:
http://i53.tinypic.com/11mgwu8.jpg


It would be fun to have a central engine in my kitchen with leather
belts powering all the appliances. Who needs ten fingers?

I still have a brace and a set of bits for it. Handy for running
electrical wires.

nate

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On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:28:16 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote:

I still have a brace and a set of bits for it. Handy for running
electrical wires.

I keep a hand-cranked drill in my sewing kit for winding thread onto
spools and bobbins.

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