Made By Yankees

How does one week turn in to two months? My attempts at a weekly blog have obviously been futile. That doesn’t mean I’ve been sitting idle. Here is the latest on Made in USA products.

Incense Holders: I didn’t find a manufacturer or brand name, but I did find a location to purchase incense holders. Accent Home Furniture, Etsy Yankee Harvest, Blueberry Basket, and Texas Beauty Supply

Ice Pop Molds by Arrow Manufacturing. Sold at Housewares and Beyond and Baby Love. They are also sold at Wal-Mart, K-mart, Meijer’s, Publix, Albertson’s, Supervalu, and Walgreen’s. Keep in mind they are a seasonal item.

Candles Votive, Long lasting and Go Antiques.
Birthday

I also found: Polartec blankets, wool shirts, structural steel angle iron, lights, omelet maker, sun glasses, and compost bins.

During the last two months I’ve spent considerable time looking for a slow cooker, home size paper shredder and an umbrella. As occassionally happens, I’m disappointed.

Slow Cooker: There is simply no slow cooker that I can find “Made in the USA”. We can put it on the list of small appliances gone to China with the Toaster and Toaster Oven.

Paper Shredder: There are only two paper shredders that I can find. They are both large sizes, more for heavy duty office/business shredding. Mfg & Model: Fellowes 2200 & 3200

Umbrellas: I have been told that the frame part of the umbrellas were always made over seas. “They were too complicated for us”. What!? I couldn’t believe this response. Nevertheless, there isn’t one made here. On occassion you might find one with the covering made in the USA or printed in the USA, but there isn’t an umbrella made 100% in the USA.