FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Milando Anthony V (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, 701 EAST JOPPA ROAD (Street) TOWSON MD 21286 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLACK & DECKER CORP [BDK]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4,930	D
Common Stock	532.9397 (1)	I	By The Retirement Savings Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/30/2003(2)	04/29/2012	Common Stock	4,000	$ 48.33	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/28/2004(3)	04/27/2013	Common Stock	4,200	$ 39.74	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/26/2005(4)	04/25/2014	Common Stock	2,100	$ 60.19	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/25/2006(5)	04/24/2015	Common Stock	2,100	$ 82.255	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/19/2007(6)	04/18/2016	Common Stock	3,500	$ 92.355	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	04/18/2008(7)	04/17/2017	Common Stock	2,700	$ 88.37	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	05/28/2009(8)	05/27/2018	Common Stock	2,700	$ 63.73	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The information in this report is based on The Black & Decker Retirement Savings Plan statement dated as of June 30, 2008.

2. These options vested in four equal annual installment on April 30, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

3. These options vested in four equal annual installment on April 28, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

4. These options vested in four equal annual installments on April 26, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

5. These options vest in four equal annual installments on April 25, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

6. These options vest in four equal annual installments on April 19, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

7. These options vest in four equal annual installments on April 18, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

8. These options vest in four equal annual installments on May 28, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.

	Natalie A. Shields, Attorney-in-Fact	07/25/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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EX-24

I hereby constitute and appoint Charles E. Fenton, Natalie A. Shields, and Lucy P. Bosley, and each of them, with power of substitution, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to sign and file for me, in my name and in my capacity as an officer of The Black & Decker Corporation (the "Corporation"), any and all reports, forms, documents and other information required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any national securities exchange on which the Corporation's securities are listed) pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time. The authority of my attorneys-in-fact under this Power of Attorney shall continue until I am no longer required to file reports, forms, documents or other information pursuant to Section 16 in respect of any ownership of or transactions in securities of the Corporation, unless earlier revoked in writing. WITNESS my signature this 10th day of July, 2008. /s/ ANTHONY V. MILANDO Signatures of Attorneys-in-Fact: /s/ CHARLES E. FENTON /s/ NATALIE A. SHIELDS /s/ LUCY P. BOSLEY