American-Made Products: Iconic Brands Still Made Here

The Consumer Reports survey shows that the following famous brands still make their products in the USA. Let’s take a look!

Iconic Brands Still Build in America

Karen Kane

Karen Kane is an American-made clothing brand. Its main motto is to make clothing that lasts longer than a single season. It started making luxury clothing in 1979. They have a wide range of adult tops, bottoms, dresses, outerwear, accessories, inclusive sizing for every occasion.

Wilson Footballs

Major League Baseball is manufactured outside America, but companies still make footballs in America. The popular brand Wilson footballs are America-made, located 70 miles from Toledo, Ohio, in Ada. The Ohio‑Kentucky Manufacturing Company founded the factory in the 1930s, and Wilson now serves as an official supplier to the NFL. The company employs 120 people and they produce 4000 footballs per day and they make more than 7000,000 per year-all by hand.

Levi’s 501 Jeans

The famous brand Levi’s was invented in 1873. The 501 Jeans feature blank canvas for self-expression’.  Jeans are made from solid, serviceable denim, and pure denim of Americana.

Louisville Slugger Baseball Bats

Hillerich & Bradsby Company (H&B) was founded in 1866 located in Louisville, Kentucky, and began making the finest baseball bats. Louisville Slugger is grown in the US.

Waring Blenders

 It is the first blender in the USA and known as one of the leading manufacturers of professional appliances for laboratory industries and food-service.

Pyrex

Pyrex began making glassware in 1915, and World Kitchen bought the brand in 1998. The new owner made some changes and established the plant in Pennsylvania and started making the oven-safe glassware in the 1940s.

Gibson Guitars

Gibson still makes its guitars in the United States. Orville Gibson started making guitars in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1894. They made guitars in Nashville, Tennessee in recent years. It makes 2,500 guitars every week. They make all guitars by hand with the help of around 500 workers.

Hershey’s Kisses

The Hershey Company’s headquarters has been located in Hershey, Pennsylvania for more than 100 years. The company produces chocolates from all over the world now. The factory makes more than 70 million Hershey’s Kisses chocolates every day.

Merle Norman Cosmetics

The Merle Norman cosmetics company is committed to manufacturing in the USA. The factory is located in Los Angeles, California. Merle Mozelle Nethercutt started to create cosmetics with a combination of ingredients that match her complexion. She began her project in her kitchen. Merle Norman cosmetics follow the philosophy of “try before you buy.”