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- Grate Wall of Fire Conneticut firm making fireplace and fire pit wonders 0
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- Fugitive Denim Apparel manufacturing in our wonderful flat world 0
- Playing Our Game, Why China's Rise Doesn't Threaten the West A very well written book about China’s emergence as an economic player 9
- Poorly Made in China Great book describing how things are made in modern China 0
- The Elephant and the Dragon The best book I have read on the rise of China. 0
- The Mom & Pop Store Great book on Mom and Pop stores in this country 0
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- Buy American Challenge Blog urging us to do what I am urging us to do: Buy American! 0
- clothing made in usa blog Great blog on American clothes 0
- Great blog about U.S. made apparel for women Learn about great american made women’s clothes 0
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- Americans at Work Amazing website listing hundreds of American manufacturers 0
- Find US Made Website for all things Made in America 0
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- Made in USA Challenge Great little site from a kindred spirit 0
- Made in USA Forever Great Website by author of Re-Made in the USA 0
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- New American Product Website Lots of great American manufacturers’ wares on offer 0
- Petriot 0
- Retro Renovation Pam’s Americana remodeling site 0
- Susabella Boutique Attractive Website for American made home decor, stationary, jewelery, bath & body, children and gifts 0
- USA Love List A great site for buying US goods and lots of other stuff too 0
Top Ten Made in America holiday gifts for 2011
- Carrot & Gibbs Cool Bow ties 0
- Filson Women's Wool Timber Jacket 0
- glassybaby 0
- Grate Wall of Fire Conneticut firm making fireplace and fire pit wonders 0
- KitchenAid Great mixers and other things as well 0
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Mrs. Grossman does nice work
I took a couple of days off over the Christmas period and one of the things I did was clean up the junk drawer in my chest-of-drawers. You know the junk drawer, filled to the brim with old photos, drained … Continue reading
Posted in american made, gifts, Made in America
Tagged Grossman, Petaluma California, Sticker
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Release the hounds!
We recently had to put down our dog Emma who lived with us for fifteen years. That was not a good day. She was such a companion to our family, she will always be remembered with great fondness. Our other … Continue reading
Posted in american made, Dogs, Made in America
Tagged Bison Designs, Crypton, Dog, dog collar, Dogbone Inc., Leash
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Some thoughts on buying American
For the last few months, I have been writing this blog and my book, both whose purpose is to promote the purchase of American consumer goods made by members of our extended American family. I wanted to share a few of my … Continue reading
Posted in american made, Made in America, Website
Tagged American made, China, Made in America, Mom & Pop Store, Wigwam Mill
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Don’t worry, be happy take two!
I did a post recently on a report by the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve designed to convince us that the fact that we imported $365 billion dollars worth of stuff from China last year is no big deal. Well, there … Continue reading
Posted in american made, Apple, Made in America
Tagged Apple, China, Foxconn, Homer Laughlin China Company, USC Marshall School of Business
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If I had a hammer, …
We are getting down to the wire. Depending when the stores close on Christmas Eve, you have less than a day and a half to get your shopping done. If your family opens presents on Christmas Eve like mine does, … Continue reading
Leading the charge!
There are many people and groups who are trying to bring back the glory days of manufacturing in this country. I discovered a new group just yesterday after reading the blog post of Linda Thomas of KIRO radio here in … Continue reading
By my calculations, I still have fifteen minutes of fame left
Recently, I came across a piece written by Tim Worstall, a regular contributor at Forbes, about Apple. I left a comment on that article and asked Tim to check out my post, Comparing Apples to Apples, that I wrote regarding the possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in american made, blogs, Made in America
Tagged Apple, Forbes, iPad, Tim Worstall
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I could use your help
I am planning four trips in the coming months to visit the seventeen American manufacturing firms that I am featuring in my book titled “Simply American, Putting Our Extended American Family Back To Work.” I will visit firms in Illinois … Continue reading
Baby it’s cold inside
We are in the middle of the holiday eating season. In order to get through this season, you need to have a refrigerator-freezer that is working at its peak efficiency. Groaning under the weight of hams, Beef Tenderloin, massive pans of … Continue reading
Posted in american made, Kitchen, Made in America
Tagged Albert Lee, Maytag, Refrigerator, Sub Zero, Viking, Wolf
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Paint me red, white and blue!
It happens every year. I am up on a ladder, hanging the icicle Christmas lights from the gutter on the front of my house. As I descend the ladder, I look over at the eaves and think to myself, Oh … Continue reading
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