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Poulan History: From Chainsaw Innovation to Outdoor Power Leader

Poulan (AB Electrolux division) traces to 1944: Claude Poulan, supervising WWII POWs cutting timber in Louisiana, saw three-man chainsaws—two holding, one preventing pinching. He invented the "bow guide" (from a truck fender) eliminating the third man. Post-war logging boom adopted it rapidly.

Today: chainsaws, mowers, trimmers, blowers—North American outdoor power staple.

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