How to Find American Made Products
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American Made Goods
From time to time, American consumers have spent substantial amounts of money on foreign goods. Occasionally, some have citizens decided to protest foreign goods and services they feel weaken the American workforce and economy.
In certain decades of the 20th century, many American buyers sported bumper stickers and T-shirts with Buy American emblazoned on them. Some of these folks were extremely upset about Japanese cars sold in this country, including Honda and Toyota.
While US consumers purchase a mix of goods produced elsewhere and in America, many prefer domestic goods when considering certain items, and some will purchase only American made products.
American products can be discovered online and this Hub will present an overview with a link to FTC definitions of "Made in America" and a directory of several places in which to find such products.
Many of these items can also be purchased online.
American Produced Gasoline Information
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- Energy Information Administration
Costs of a gallon of gasoline explained by the US DOE, including domestic vs. foreign oils. Charts and graphs are very clear.
Made in America - Official Standards
Complying with the "Made In the USA" Standard - This page is from the Federal Trade Commission and is an interesting read that explain just what the rule are for calling a product "Made in America."
Some American made products are NOT 100% made in America, while others are simply made elswhere and assembled in the USA.
General Resources for "Made in America" Products and Services
American Made Products and Services
Americans Working
USA Made Products & Services - large directory arranged by alphabetical search.
Still Made in USA - Products for Home and Family
American Products from Online Retailer BuyAmerican.com
U.S. Stuff Home - Made in USA, Assembled in USA, other - not a highly professional looking site, but with some good information.
Toys Made In America
U.S. Made Toys
Buy Made in the USA - interesting short directory of good products, including items for diabetics.
OfficialUSA.com - United States Websites - information, data, some products.
Made in USA Forever
American Made Products
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Made Here, Baby!: The Essential Guide to Finding the Best American-Made Products for Your Kids
Price: $10.23
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American Maid Superhero
Guaranteed American
Furniture
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Amish Furniture - Solid Wood
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Amish Peddlar
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American Heritage Crafters
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American Made Furniture
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Buckeye Amish Furniture
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Crawford of Jamestown American Made Solid Wood Furniture
AMISH PRODUCTS
Directory of Amish Products - Pennsylvania Dutch.
Amish Products - quilts, dolls, toys
OTHER
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American Honey Producers Association
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Eat American: Food Aid Made in the U.S.A.
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American Foods Artisan
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Smothers Brothers Wines
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Mid-States Wool Growers
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North Star Leather Company
Native American Products
Native American Products
1000s of Native American Nations, bands pueblos, communities, and other groups have produced American Made goods from all natural products found in North America for centuries.
A favorite has always been the Blackfeet Indian Pen -
BLACKFEET INDIAN WRITING COMPANY
Blackfeet Indian Writing Company, Inc. - since 1971
P.O. Box 729
Browning, MT 59417 USA
Other Native American Products:
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Real dream catchers of the seventh fire
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A Gallery of Nations: Native American jewelry, accessories, pottery
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Native American Art Sales
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Big East Native Drums
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Blackfeet Native American Beadwork
- Cherokee Baskets by Peggy Brennan
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Cherokee Jewelry
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Diane's Native American Quilts
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Native Timber Log Furniture
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Navajo Silversmith
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Preferred Edge Carving Knives And Supplies
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The Eagle's Nest
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The Pacific Northwest Shop Native American Products
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Turtle Island Publishing
The American Indian Trading Company
This American company is owned and operated by Native American Nations in Calistoga, California in its main downtown area. The organization uses the talents of artisans and artists locally fromaround the Greater San Francisco Area and from across the country. One of their specialties is the T-shirt pictured below.
Applications for seasonal employment are taken on the site.
American Made Toys
540ci Blown Pro Magnum BBC Dyno Pull - American Made
Bladwin Pianos - American Made
StrictlyAmerican.org
American Made Products in the News
- Turning over a new (tobacco) leaf: Reynolds in talks to buy maker of non-smoking productsNew York Daily News13 hours ago
Tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc (RAI.N). is in advanced talks to buy a Swedish maker of products that help people stop smoking, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Genencor Wins The American Institute Of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Sustainable Energy Award For Accellerase Cellulosic ...PollutionOnline15 hours ago
Genencor, a division of Danisco, has won the national "Sustainable Energy Award" from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) for its Accellerase family of enzymes for cellulosic ethanol
- Siemens environmental products sales rise 11 pctINO News23 hours ago
(AP:FRANKFURT) German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Tuesday its revenue on environmental products rose by 11 percent over the past year and that it had received an order for wind turbines from Mexico _ its first ever from Latin America.
- IneoQuest to Demonstrate Industry's Only Products for Managing the Quality of Streaming Video to the iPhone(TM) at ...Marketwire19 hours ago
New Cricket(TM) HLS and IQSegVue Will Be Joined by IneoQuest's Family of Products That Support the Apple(R) HTTP Live Streaming Protocol for Ensuring Quality Performance and Efficient Network Management
- American Agri-Women concerned about a climate change billAG Weekly17 hours ago
Washington, DC - The House has recently passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), and Senate action is expected this fall.
- ISTA Pharmaceuticals Highlights Bepreve(TM) Clinical Data At The 2009 Annual Meeting Of The American College Of ...Medical News Today22 hours ago
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISTA), announced additional results from the Company's Bepreve(TM) (bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution) 1.5% Phase 3 clinical studies. These results were presented in poster sessions at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) in Miami Beach, FL.
American Products
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Sesame Street Cookie Monster Building Set
Price: Too low to display
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American Kitchen 10-Piece Stainless Steel Cookware Set
Price: $199.99
List Price: $400.00 |
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Little Engine That Could - Wooden Train Set Toy - Made in USA, No Lead Paint
Price: $34.95
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Pulp Fiction Wallet~ Bad Mother F***er!~ Genuine Leather~ Made In The USA~ Tri-Fold Wallet~ Approx 4" x 3"
Price: $17.99
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Genuine Leather Writer's Notebook - Hand made in the USA, Dark Brown
Price: $32.95
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Do You Know Where You Are? - World Challenge Edition (Made in USA)
Price: $33.95
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Harley Davidson Apron~ Rare Leather Apron!!~ Made In The USA!!
Price: $39.99
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I found that there is still a lot of stuff made in the USA -- Etch-a-Sketch and Slinky almost became extinct, but the OHIO ART COMPANY continues to do business at http://www.world-of-toys.com/ in Archbold, Ohio since 1908 near Bowling Green, Defaince, and Toledo.
Thanks for answering my request! I am also currently interested in WHOLESALERS. Any resources that concentrate on listing those?
I'll take a look tomorrow and see what I find in wholesalers.
very informative hub, Im like "byee" I have been looking for whole salers for tech products actually, If I have to I know a chinese company but , If I can find a resonable wholesale company in america I'll go with them
Thanks for another well-needed resource.
Another Great hub. Thanks.
Grace and peace!
Amish furniture; possibly the best products in the world.
We have a lot of this style furniture in Ohio, where it is fun to drive for less than an hour in about any direction and watch it being made. Kentucky and teh Great Smoky Mountains have great pieces made from local wood as well.
Patty,
Being an owner of a small manufacturing business. the foriegn labor is killing us! When it is made in America it is just so hard to compete with the cost of the product that is not. Still we press forward. Thanks for this great Hub on how to find American made products and services.
It is difficult, isn't it?
I stopped buying things like strings of tiny Christlas lights when I found out that slaves in China make them by hand without payment, 12-14 hours a day. If we stopped purchasing things made in violation of basic human rights, that might help. Keep up your manufacturing! I'm pulling for you.
Patty
You really do your research!
A big thumbs up for a much needed resource:-)
Probably every state in the union has handcrafted and well made products done completely on site. I will do more hubs on states with which I am familiar.
Patty,
Yes it is difficult. It will be harder and harder to find things that are made in the USA if we don't stop and think as a country a little more.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Thanks for your comments that will make us think about it! Best success to you, In The Doghouse
During these tough times it is more important that ever to buy from companies that produce goods in the USA. American made products keep Americans working, keep them paying their mortgage, and keep the economy from collapsing. The factory I buy from manufactures its bar stools in the USA and I have heard from them it is really hard to compete with the less expensive countries. It is good to know that at least http://www.richardsonseating.com is still making products in the USA even if no one else is.
Hi. I make girls clothing and pillows. For years I couldn't sell anything unless I sold it dirt cheap. It's nice to see the American consumer is finally coming around. I can finally sell my items for what they are worth. I think it is because Americans have finally realized that we don't have a diversifed economy. Think about it, if my business were really booming, I wouldn't have to hire someone else to sew. Maybe I could hire someone to handle other stuff and I could spend ALL of my time sewing. It's a shame we realized too late that we let corporate America hurt us so much.
Thanks for tellking us about your business. If you want to leave a link here in comments, please feel free to do so.
I think you;re right about diversifying the economy. The cities that are on the Top 30 List for Jobs in America generally have more than one stream of economy.
The link to my store is http://Jennifersjumpers.com. Thank you.
Almost all of the furniture items we sell on our website are made in the USA. We prefer to carry American made productes whenever possible. If anyone is loooking for American Made restaurant furniture or kitchen furniture, check us out. http://www.americanchairs.com
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Passionatepurpose says:
18 months ago
What an amazing hub! So much research and work involved. Congratulations on directing people to American made products!