74 Brands That Are Still Made in America
As the economy becomes increasingly globalized, it's more difficult to find products made in the United States. Yet for many consumers, "Made in USA" is a mark of quality that makes a purchase more worthwhile: Surveys show almost two-thirds of respondents preferring to buy American-made and more than one-fifth saying they'd be willing to pay up to 10% more for an American-made product. Although many popular brands seem to be stamped "Made in China," there are still companies whose products are made right here in the USA.
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The rounded shape of the Weber grill, which hasn't changed since it was first designed in 1952, has helped make it a recognizable fixture at many outdoor cookouts. Although Weber does make gas models overseas, all other Weber grills are made at the company's headquarters in Palatine, Illinois, including Cheapism's pick for best charcoal grill.
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$46,000 and up from Airstream
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Often associated with cross-country road trips of yesteryear, the iconic aluminum Airstream trailer is now the oldest luxury trailer in the industry (which means you'll find plenty of used models on the market). Its longevity is thanks in large part to the high-quality manufacturing processes at the company's plant in Jackson Center, Ohio, which still employs nearly 500 people. If even Airstream's smaller trailers are too much, there's branded clothing and accessories available at the online store.
$999 and up from Gibson
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Gibson guitars are among the most iconic instruments in popular music, and the company is fittingly based in Nashville, also known as Music City. The company was founded in Michigan more than a century ago and now makes its guitars at factories in Tennessee and Montana. Prices can go well into the thousands for certain guitars on Amazon. The company went through a bankruptcy reorganization in 2018 and began a back-to-basics approach with good results; pandemic popularity has brought plans for a major expansion to its factory in Bozeman.
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$17 from Wilson
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Wilson is the official supplier of footballs to the National Football League, and each pigskin is handmade in America. More than 4,000 leather footballs are made daily at the company's facility in Ada, Ohio, which employs 120 people. Wilson footballs come with a pump and tee.
$8 and up from Target
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Chesapeake Bay Candle factory workers make more than a half-million scented candles each month for sale at popular retail stores such as Target, as well as online. But no longer in Maryland, as 125 workers were laid off there in 2019 so Newell Brands, the company's owner since 2017, could move production to Whatley, Massachusetts — still made in America.
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Staying true to its name for nearly 60 years, American Plastic Toys has resisted outsourcing its production to China, where 90% of toys sold in America are made — a figure that may be in flux with tariffs that went into place during the Trump presidency. The company employs 300 workers at five facilities in Michigan and Mississippi, and make toy cars, dollhouses, wagons, toy strollers, and more.
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$450 from KitchenAid
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The KitchenAid mixer has been around in one form or another for more than 100 years now. The mixers are still made at the company's flagship plant in Greenville, Ohio, even as KitchenAid has come to make many non-American-made appliances, as well. The iconic stand mixers are noted for their performance and durability.
$70 and up from Allen Edmonds
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Only 2% of shoes sold in America are made here, including Allen Edmonds footwear. The company specializes in painstakingly crafted, hand-stitched men's dress shoes of varying styles and widths. The company's shoes are understandably expensive, but its website includes both sale and factory seconds sections.
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To date, Green Toys has recycled more than 80 million milk jugs to make eco-friendly toys that meet rigorous standards for sustainability and safety, not to mention durability. Relying on a local, all-American supply chain also helps it reduce energy use, Green Toys has become a top seller of eco-friendly children's toys, offering miniature toy vehicles and sorting sets that rarely exceed $30.
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Aquasana creates water filters to reduce contaminants in tap water while leaving behind helpful minerals such as magnesium and calcium. The company behind Aquasana, Sun Water Systems, has based all its manufacturing in Texas, meaning high-end filtration systems, including its adjustable showerhead filter, are completely American-made.
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Lasko specializes in small appliances for heating and cooling the home. Although a few of its products are now made overseas — and Lasko motors come from China — the company continues to make many American-made products at plants in Tennessee, Texas, and Pennsylvania, including its sleek wind curve cooling fan. It also sells an oscillating stand fan ($35).
$10 and up from Kohl's
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Fiesta makes ceramic tableware for humans and their furry friends in several colorful art-deco styles, including its "bowl plate" for use with any kind of meal. Fiesta prices start low, but opt for a larger set for the best value. While the company closed its East Liverpool, Ohio, plant, which meant leaving the city where it was founded in 1871, it's still made in America — but in Newell, West Virginia.
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Every art supply sold under the Crayola label is made at the company's flagship factory in Easton, Pennsylvania — also the site of one of the company's extravagant Crayola Experience retail sites. An average day's production totals 13 million crayons alone. Prices usually range from $5 to $25 for sets of colored pencils, chalk, Silly Putty eggs, paint, and more.
$3 and up from Socks4Life
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Socks4Life isn't a manufacturer, but rather an online retailer specializing in socks made in the United States by other companies. Its selection is affordable — most three-pair packs sell for less than $12 — and varied, with sections devoted to thermal socks, boot socks, and even diabetic socks. The few non-American-made items on the site are specified in company product descriptions.
$34 and up from Goodwear USA
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Every step of the manufacturing and supply process is all-American at Goodwear USA, a domestic clothing brand known for high-quality, lightweight shirts and sweatshirts for men and women. The cotton the company uses is verified to be American-grown. Products typically don't exceed $100.
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$50 and up from Amazon
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A Texas company founded at the tail end of the Civil War, Stetson is now the only company to make cowboy hats entirely in the USA, and it is also one of the largest hat makers in the nation. Still a cornerstone of Western lore, millions of Stetson hats are made each year in the company's 9-acre Philadelphia plant.
$20 and up from New Balance
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No other brand makes as much athletic footwear in the USA as New Balance. Each year the company makes more than 4 million pairs with at least 70% domestic materials. Look for shoes labeled "made in USA," which are often more-durable but priced higher. The company faced a class action over the claim that was settled in 2018, good enough for the U.S. military to sign a $17.3 million contract to buy sneakers for basic training. In April, the company began production in a new 80,000-square-foot factory in Methuen, Massachusetts.
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Burt's Bees sells about 200 skin- and hair-care products with an environmentally friendly approach from its headquarters in North Carolina. Now owned by Clorox, Burt's Bees still makes lip balms and ointments with minimal processing or additives. Prices rarely exceed $25 — and the media has buzzed over how one tube of Burt's lip balm sells every second.
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The first Zippo lighter was made in 1933 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and the thousands of variations made since have almost all been made in the same town. The reusable metal lighter company is now an iconic American brand selling its products around the world.
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Baseballs are no longer made in the United States, but at least some bats still are. Although the brand was sold to a Finnish company, Louisville Sluggers are still made in Kentucky, as they have been since 1884, including its signature wooden model.
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$43 and up from Benjamin Moore Paint
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Founded in Brooklyn by an Irish immigrant in 1883, Benjamin Moore now operates in eight locations throughout New Jersey that collectively make more than 3,500 paint colors. Owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Benjamin Moore's products are noted for their high quality. Prices for its gallon-size cans and other products vary among retailers.
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Many of the vacuums and air purifiers made by Oreck are made outside the United States, but its signature Xtended Life vacuum is still made entirely at its factory in Cookeville, Tennessee, even now that the company has been acquired by a larger multinational corporation.
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K'Nex is one of the few leading toy companies committed to making its products in the United States. The raw materials all come from American sources as well. The company employs 150 people at its plant in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, making classics such as the 480-piece kit of its connectable building toys.
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Every Post-It note available for purchase in the United States or Japan was made here in America, most of them at 3M's plant in Cynthiana, Kentucky. The plant was once used to make copiers and overhead projectors, and the facilities have expanded to focus on the adhesive notepads since 1985.
$20 for a six-piece set from Amazon
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Pyrex was founded in 1915 and sold to Corning in 1998, but the new ownership avoided transferring American manufacturing operations overseas. Although Pyrex's metal bakeware is now made abroad, the oven-safe lidded glassware used to preserve many a leftover meal is still made at the factory in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
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$35 from L.L. Bean
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L.L. Bean's line of simple yet effective Boat & Tote bags has been made in Maine from hearty 24-ounce canvas since first introduced in 1944. The Freeport-based company makes some of its other products abroad, but its online store has a convenient "Made in the USA" category that includes footwear and outdoor gear in addition to the bags.
$20 for a 10.25-inch skillet from Lodge Cast Iron
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Lodge is one of the rare companies that remain family-owned after more than a century of continuous operation. Its foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, has been in operation since Lodge's start in 1896 and continues to make enduring cast-iron cookware in a wide variety of styles and prices. In 2017, the company fired up a 127,000-square-foot foundry adding production capacity in the same town.
$1,320 from Herman Miller
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Herman Miller is the brand most representative of a sleek, modernist-style furniture that's back in vogue. Industrial designs such as the Aeron office chair have become iconic. The brand is based in Zeeland, Michigan, and has kept manufacturing here in the USA with pieces ranging from $500 to $16,000. And maybe you'll want to sit down for this news: Herman Miller bought Knoll, a furniture maker based in the Midwest, for $1.8 billion in 2021.
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Dr. Bronner's makes Castile soaps and other health products in line with the moral philosophies of its founder and namesake, Emmanuel Bronner. Its soaps, lotions, oils, and balms are all made in America with organic, fair-trade products, using traditional methods outlined on the information-packed product labels.
$25 from Igloo
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Many of the most-common cooler designs come from Igloo, and all the company's products come from a 1.4 million-square-foot facility near Houston. The brand expanded not long ago to sell more heavy-duty coolers, resulting in a larger price range up to $300 for wheeled hard cooler units.
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$250 and up from Vitamix
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Vitamix was founded in Olmsted Township, Ohio, and the company remains based there today, along with its manufacturing facilities and hundreds of domestic employees. The blender company, founded in 1921, now has a full line of commercial and home products available for purchase at many retailers and online.
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$45 for six large clip boxes from Amazon
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From the same man who invented Tupperware, Sterilite makes plastic storage containers, as well as a host of other home storage products. The company's product line has expanded consistently since its founding in 1939, and it continues to make its products exclusively in the USA at seven plants coordinated from a base in Townsend, Massachusetts — including a major Illinois production expansion announced in October.
$20 for two from Tervis
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Since 1946, Tervis has been making tumblers that are customizable and insulated using a unique double-walled design that keeps cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. The drinkware is made in America at a manufacturing facility in North Venice, Florida, where it added a few dozen jobs in late 2021.
$949 and up from Heritage Bicycles
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Heritage General Store is the first company to make a completely Chicago-made bike since Schwinn relocated from the city in the '70s. Heritage also runs coffeehouses, so guests can order an Americano before browsing a selection of vintage handmade bikes and related apparel.
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$20 and up from Hanky Panky
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Hanky Panky makes durable designer lingerie frequently touted for its strength and comfort, thanks in large part to the use of extra thread and stitches. All the fabrics used in its garments are knitted in the United States. Pay less than $20 for basic garments or up to around $295 for the fanciest silk robe. In August, the company opened its first physical store — in New York.
$629 and up from Smith & Wesson
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Smith & Wesson was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1852 and grew into the nation's largest handgun maker, expanding its operations to include handcuffs, knives, and tactical law-enforcement tools (and is now actually called American Outdoor Brands). Its guns, made legendary by their use in the Civil War and by Clint Eastwood in the film "Dirty Harry," are made in facilities in Maine and Tennessee as well as Springfield. Prices start at $396.
$14 for a bat and ball from Amazon
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The lightweight Wiffle ball was invented in the 1950s by a former semi-pro baseball player who wanted to help his son avoid injury while practicing. His invention has become a staple of backyard ballgames since. Little else about the company has changed — the products are still cheap, the dimensions are still the same, and manufacturing operations are still in Shelton, Connecticut.
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The Slinky, introduced by naval engineer Richard James in 1945, is one of the most successful toys in history. The company is now owned by the larger toy corporation Alex Brands, but Slinkys are still made at the same facility in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania — which closed down in 2020 but got news of a reopening in November with acquisition by Pennsylvania-based Just Play.
$750 and up from Best Buy
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The appliance company that first introduced professional-grade oven ranges still makes all its ovens, refrigerators, and other products in the USA. Viking employs more than 1,000 people at four manufacturing facilities near its headquarters in Greenwood, Mississippi, where it also opened a cooking school and restaurant.
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As the name suggests, Vermont Teddy Bear makes all its stuffed animals in Vermont. Two factories make nearly a half-million teddy bears each year, making the company one of the largest makers of teddy bears and the largest seller by mail and online orders. The stuffed ursine friends are made with recycled cotton and guaranteed for life.
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About $$69,700 and up from Steinway & Sons
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Often considered the world's foremost piano company, Steinway operates manufacturing facilities in Hamburg, Germany, and New York City. The Queens-based factory supplies the Americas with the company's distinguished professional-level pianos, many of which cost more than $100,000.
$1 and up from Hallmark
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Hallmark makes almost all its U.S.-sold greeting cards and gift-wrap products at manufacturing centers in Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and Illinois, which collectively employ about 1,800 workers — though there's cause for concern as chains CVS and Walmart start cutting back on card space, saying they're just not selling like they used to. Notable exceptions include any cards with recorded sounds or featuring handiwork such as beads and tassels. The company's cards and other paper products rarely exceed $10.
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KettlePizza makes a pizza oven insert fit for most common charcoal grills. It has the dual function of allowing you to check the food's progress without opening the lid and allowing the heat to escape. The simple yet revelatory product is made at inventor Al Contarino's North Andover, Massachusetts, barn.
$12 and up from Merle Norman
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This well-known makeup company has kept its research and manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles County since 1931. Although it expanded beyond the original Santa Monica studio, Merle Norman remains family-owned and committed to producing superior cosmetics, which are sold in individually managed "try before you buy" studios around the nation.
$10 and up from Amazon
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Anchor Hocking has been producing its glassware in the USA since the company's founding in 1905. It employs more than 1,500 associates across the nation, most of them concentrated around its manufacturing plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Anchor Hocking has plenty of products between $10 to $40 marked with a "Made in the USA" label, except for a select few collections that are sourced internationally.
$445 for a five-piece set from Regal Ware
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You might already own a pot or pan made by Regal Ware, which has been making high-quality stainless steel and cast-iron cookware from its Wisconsin manufacturing facilities for more than 100 years. The company's products are sold under brand names such as Kitchen Fair, Lifetime, and Saladmaster. Prices range from $25 to $300.
$130 from Fleabags
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Fleabags are American-made canvas bags designed to withstand even the most productive trip to the flea market. The brand was founded in New York in 2009 and already includes a wide assortment of unique bags, totes, and clutches ranging from $32 to $190.
$19,110 and up from Harley-Davidson
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William Harley and Arthur Davidson built their first motorcycle in Milwaukee in 1903. Since then, Harley-Davidson has survived countless rough periods and changes in ownership to remain an iconic part of American biker culture. The company and its manufacturing operations are still based in Milwaukee, and today the new machines sell for anywhere between $11,000 and $50,000. Last year the company said it was forced to move some production overseas because of tariffs imposed by other countries in a White House trade war.
$115 from Wiggy's
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Based in Colorado with a secondary retail store in Anchorage, Wiggy's makes sleeping bags to withstand harsh conditions with contoured hoods and its own form of insulation, called Lamilite. No matter the temperature rating and fabric weight, every one of its durable sleeping bags is made at a factory in Grand Junction.
$11 from Amazon
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The Gorilla Glue Co. is a family-owned adhesive maker whose heavy duty products — most notably its namesake Gorilla Glue — supply thousands of DIYers and woodworkers each year. Its glues, tapes, epoxies, and even skin-care products are made in America at its headquarters in Cincinnati, ranked consistently as one of the city's top places to work.
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Not to be confused with Gorilla Glue's O'Keeffe skincare line, O'Keeffe's is a design company specializing in leakproof skylight installations, fire-rated glass, square rung ladders, and other aluminum building products. The company relies on in-house research and development for its products and makes them through computer-integrated manufacturing at a Brisbane, California, headquarters.
$1,799 from Vermont Castings
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There's something rustic and timeless about the Green Mountain State, and the same goes for this line of cast iron wood stoves that bears its name. Since 1979, Vermont Castings has been making energy-conserving wood and gas stoves as well as smaller wood burning inserts from its foundries in Randolph and Bethel with varied, "furniture-quality" designs to suit your home decor.
$215 and up from Red Land Cotton
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Red Land Cotton isn't just a name — rather it comes from the North Alabama red soil on which the Yeager family grows the cotton used to make its lines of bed sheets and bath towels. Red Land Cotton continues the American South's rich textile history using sustainable growing techniques and a custom gin to make reasonably priced linens that can truly be called farm-to-home. It finished construction of a 25,000-square-foot warehouse, store, and distribution center not long ago.
$20 from Da Vinci Paint
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With roots extending back to Italy, the Da Vinci Paint Co. was founded in Southern California in 1975 and gained an edge over competitors by virtue of its raw materials and larger paint tubes sold at comparable prices. The pigment ingredients may come from all over, but Da Vinci's oil, acrylic, and gouache paints have always been handmade in California.
$395 and up from Shinola
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Previously a brand of shoe polish, the name Shinola now belongs to a Detroit luxury-goods maker specializing in watches, each of which comes with a lifetime guarantee, as well as bicycles and leather goods. Though dinged by the FTC for using Swiss and other imported parts, the watches are still fully assembled in the United States, with other products and materials sourced through manufacturing partners in Ann Arbor and Wisconsin. As of December, it's guaranteed the watch straps are pure Detroit.
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$189 from GO-KOT
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Made in Alabama from U.S.-sourced raw materials, the GO-KOT is a premier solution for anyone who enjoys camping with comfort but would prefer not to lug around a bulky air mattress. It's a lightweight nylon cot, adding only 10 pounds to a pack while supporting 350 pounds. It disassembles in one minute's time, too.
$8 and up from Amazon
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Polarmax specializes in providing comfortable base-layer clothing for any condition, and devotes considerable resources to developing breathable, moisture-proof performance fabrics. Its vertical business structure means all manufacturing and shipping activities take place within a 30-mile radius of its headquarters in West End and Candor, North Carolina, partnering with numerous outdoor retailers to sell products across the nation.
$133 from Emerson Creek Pottery
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Emerson Creek Pottery continues a long tradition of American-made ceramics with handcrafted microwave and oven-proof wares that have been featured in venues as storied as Monticello and Mount Vernon. Its nontoxic, sustainably make pottery is all locally made near its retail shop in Bedford, Virginia, a rustic setting with log walls and an original fireplace befitting this colonial pastime.
$125 and up from Cobalt Creek Rugs
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Cobalt Creek makes rugs in a style they call "Rustic Redefined," using premium nylon to create designs that look modern while harkening back to frontier history with Native American-inspired patterns and forest scenery. Its richly varied but always aesthetically pleasing rugs are designed by Americans and made on American machines, and are available for purchase online.
$8 and up from Amazon
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This "purpose-driven" company based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, strives to provide consumers a green alternative to standard motor oils without sacrificing anything in value or performance. Green Earth's American-made G-OIL and G-CLEAN branded lubricants recycle plant and animal fats to make biodegradable performance chemicals.
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$22 from Amazon
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Founded in 1946, Nordic Ware still makes the vast majority (approximately 98%) of products from a facility in Minneapolis that also houses its corporate headquarters. Products include unimpeachably sturdy kitchen wares, such as the cast-aluminum bundt pan that became its flagship offering, as well as cookie sheets, serving bowls, measuring cups, and more.
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$35 from Green Guru Gear
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Buying and using up a lot of outdoor gear can lead to considerable environmental destruction, which is why the folks behind Green Guru Gear founded a more eco-friendly form of adventure retailer, making backpacks, wallets, and bike accessories from discarded gear that would otherwise end up in landfills. All its products are made in Colorado from recycled materials.
$380 and up from American Eco Furniture
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American Eco Furniture is a company that lives up to its name by handcrafting furniture to order from lumber sustainably grown in the Midwest. Based in Athens, Georgia, the company relies on U.S. craftsmen who use old world techniques that keep the furniture free of plastic parts as well as toxins such as lead and formaldehyde often used in finishing.
$258 from Mohop
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Mohop is a footwear, handbag, and accessories retailer that makes all its designs in the United States from sustainably sourced materials, while using new digital scanning and 3D manufacturing processes that make mass-customizable products for a lower cost. Its ergonomic footwear comes loaded with arch support, quarter-inch "heaven" padding, and nylon lining throughout, while its faux leather shoes are made with even more space-age techniques that are far kinder to the environment and to cows than those used with traditional leather.
$25 from Green Glove Dryer
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The Smoots family invented the Green Glove Dryer as a practical solution for a common problem. The company is based in Vicksburg, Michigan, where all its products are made. The flagship product fits over in-home heating vents and provides notches for wet mittens, socks, and other small garments to dry.
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Founded in 1886 and based in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Channellock is a leading maker of must-have pliers and other hand tools for professionals and DIYers. It employs more than 300 people. Not long ago it wrapped up a $10 million expansion of warehouse and production capacity.
$20 from Case Knives
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Founded in 1889, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. employs more than 350 people in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where it makes legendary handcrafted pocket knives, as well as cooking, hunting, and specialty knives. For many folks, these knives have become family heirlooms, passed down for generations. The company routinely unveils special edition collections and commemorative pieces. It also offers personalization services, including engraving.
$27 from Home Depot
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Based in Rockford, Illinois, Estwing been designing and making hammers, axes, specialty tools, and pry bars since 1923. The company is well known for its rubber- and leather-handled hammers and other hand tools, which earn high praise for their ruggedness, making them popular among construction professionals.
$70 from Leatherman
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A product that can last a lifetime, the popular and innovative Leatherman multitools are the infinitely handy all-in-one devices born out of the imagination and perseverance of Oregon native Tim Leatherman. Campers, hunters, and DIYers have been thrilled ever since. The company, founded in 1983, makes all of its products in Portland, Oregon, where it employs more than 500 people.
$299 and up from Martin Guitar
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Martin guitars have been played by Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Paul Simon, and Beck, among many others. While Martin, which dates back to the 1830s, does have a production plant in Mexico for its less-expensive models, its headquarters in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, is where it makes its top-of-the-line guitars and ukuleles. When there's no pandemic on, fans of the legendary guitars can see them made on factory tours five days a week.
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$1,122 from Cutco
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Cutco, founded in 1949, employs more than more than 600 employees at its factory and headquarters in Olean, New York. The largest maker of kitchen knives in the United States and Canada, Cutco's products come with a "Forever Guarantee" promising customer satisfaction and lifetime sharpening. The company also offers table knives, a handful of outdoor knives, shears, and other utensils.
$38 for a 4-pack from Amazon
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The classic giant brick of Duke Cannon’s Big Ass Soap speaks not just to the sense of humor of this Minneapolis men's grooming brand, but to its military inspiration – the company says the soap is similar to what G.I.s were given in the Korean War and is made in the same family-owned plant that was the biggest supplier to the military then (though Duke Cannon itself was founded in 2011). The company makes everything from "beard balm" to waterless "field towels," all packaged with its witty brand of machismo.
$18 from Amazon
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It was just in 1991 that a Troy, New York, tool and die man got tired of his nail clippings "flying out the sides of the nail clipper and all over the place" and wondered: Why not cover the sides to keep the clippings inside? It wasn't long afterward that he prototyped, patented, and started making his simple, "No-mes" product that became a staple of QVC.
$303 from Defy
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This Chicago company founded in 2008 says it was inspired when its founders "looked to the past, back to a time when 'American Made' came to define this country," and tries to emulate that with hardcore bag materials such as leather and even more hardcore metal buckles.
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