"Frank Erskine" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:14:29 +0100, ":Jerry:"
wrote:


I can still remember when my father bought his first power tool, a
basic B&D corded electric drill, this would have been around 40
years
ago - up until then he used either a bevel geared drill, a bit and
brace or - for masonry - a hammer and raw plug 'chisel' (can't think
of the correct name).

Like the one at the bottom of this page...

http://tinyurl.com/yrpaz9


Well the part that bore the blow of the hammer probably took the same
'bits' that the above tool did...!