McCulloch (company)

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McCulloch Motors, Inc. is a manufacturer of chainsaws. The company was founded in 1943 by Robert Paxton McCulloch as a manufacturer of small two-stroke gasoline engines and introduced its first chainsaw in 1948. In the 1970s it added hedge trimmers, string trimmers, and leaf blowers to the product line, but continued to keep a narrow focus on lawn and garden equipment. Since its 1999 acquisition by the Taiwanese company Jenn Feng Industrial Co., Ltd, it has added electric power tools such as drills and sanders.

Founder Robert P. McCulloch also developed a centrifugal supercharger for automotive use. At first, these were produced and sold under the McCulloch name, but in 1956 the supercharger division was renamed Paxton Superchargers. The division was sold in 1958, becoming Paxton Automotive. The firm is still in business.

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