The Homelite Corporation, an American power equipment manufacturer, was renowned for being one of the largest post-World War II manufacturers of portable electronic items such as generators and consumer chainsaws. The company was also known for producing the first one-man operated chainsaw, the model 9-26, also known as "The great American muscle saw."
Manufactured for less than a year between 1959 and 1960, the model 9-26 boasted a 32" bar, a toggle kill switch, a manual oiler button, a glass window to check transmission fluid levels and a wrap handlebar, but it was the big gearbox that made...
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