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{{other uses|Weedeater (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Infobox company |
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|name = Weed Eater |
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|industry = [[Agricultural]] |
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|trade_name = Weed Eater |
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|founder = [[George Ballas|George C. Ballas, Sr.]] |
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|foundation = {{start date|1971}} |
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|location = [[Houston, Texas]] |
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|website = [https://www.weedeater.com www.weedeater.com] |
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The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come up with a similar technique to protect the bark on trees that he was trimming around. |
The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come up with a similar technique to protect the bark on trees that he was trimming around. |
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His company was eventually bought by [[Emerson Electric Company|Emerson Electric]] and merged with [[Poulan]]. Poulan/Weed Eater was later purchased by [[Electrolux]], which spun off the outdoors division as [[Husqvarna AB]] in 2006.<ref>[http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=history&t=timeline&afw_lang=en Timeline: Husqvarna<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
His company was eventually bought by [[Emerson Electric Company|Emerson Electric]] and merged with [[Poulan]]. Poulan/Weed Eater was later purchased by [[Electrolux]], which spun off the outdoors division as [[Husqvarna AB]] in 2006.<ref>[http://corporate.husqvarna.com/index.php?p=about&s=history&t=timeline&afw_lang=en Timeline: Husqvarna<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Inventor Ballas was the father of champion [[ballroom dancer]] [[Corky Ballas]] and the grandfather of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' dancer [[Mark Ballas]].<ref>Wozny, Nancy. [http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-13-10-h-town-own-mark-ballas-opens-up-on-the-naive-miracle-of-bristol-palin-and-his-john-mayer-ways/ "H-Town's Own Dance Man: Mark Ballas opens up on the naive miracle of Bristol Palin & his John Mayer ways"], CultureMap Houston, December 13, 2010. [http://www. |
Inventor Ballas was the father of champion [[ballroom dancer]] [[Corky Ballas]] and the grandfather of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' dancer [[Mark Ballas]].<ref>Wozny, Nancy. [http://culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-13-10-h-town-own-mark-ballas-opens-up-on-the-naive-miracle-of-bristol-palin-and-his-john-mayer-ways/ "H-Town's Own Dance Man: Mark Ballas opens up on the naive miracle of Bristol Palin & his John Mayer ways"], CultureMap Houston, December 13, 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20101222040707/http://www.culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-13-10-h-town-own-mark-ballas-opens-up-on-the-naive-miracle-of-bristol-palin-and-his-john-mayer-ways/ WebCitation archive].</ref> |
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George Ballas died |
George Ballas died on June 25, 2011.<ref>See "Weed Eater inventor dies at 85," June 29, 2011, Associated Press, as published by the ''Lake Charles American Press'', at [http://www.americanpress.com/lc/blogs/wpnewssum/?p=22976].</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.weedeater.com/ Weed Eater official site] |
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*[http://www.husqvarnagroup.com/en Corporate website] |
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*[https://e-bike-testmagazin.com/brand/husqvarna/ Other goods from company] |
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*[http://montana20021.tripod.com/electrolux/ Various Brands of Lawn & Garden tractors built by Husqvarna/Electrolux] |
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Revision as of 17:16, 15 June 2022
| Weed Eater | |
| Industry | Agricultural |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | George C. Ballas, Sr. |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Website | www.weedeater.com |
Weed Eater is a string trimmer company founded in 1971 in Houston, Texas by George C. Ballas, Sr., the inventor of the device.
The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come up with a similar technique to protect the bark on trees that he was trimming around.
His company was eventually bought by Emerson Electric and merged with Poulan. Poulan/Weed Eater was later purchased by Electrolux, which spun off the outdoors division as Husqvarna AB in 2006.[1]
Inventor Ballas was the father of champion ballroom dancer Corky Ballas and the grandfather of Dancing with the Stars dancer Mark Ballas.[2]
George Ballas died on June 25, 2011.[3]
References
- ^ Timeline: Husqvarna
- ^ Wozny, Nancy. "H-Town's Own Dance Man: Mark Ballas opens up on the naive miracle of Bristol Palin & his John Mayer ways", CultureMap Houston, December 13, 2010. WebCitation archive.
- ^ See "Weed Eater inventor dies at 85," June 29, 2011, Associated Press, as published by the Lake Charles American Press, at [1].