Made By Yankees

James is asking if Marine Carpet can be found “made in USA”. Some links are listed in the post below.

Mickey is looking for novelty costumes made in USA for a new online company. Just last week I stumbled upon a manufacturer. I had ripped a tag of a bow that I had just purchased because ofcourse it had the “Made in USA” label on it. So I checked it out. Sure enough it’s the worlds largest manufacturer of ribbons, bows, and wrapping paper. One of their for brand names is Paper Magic. What a surprise to find out they also manufacture costumes! Paper Magic

I’ll do more digging to see if there are others, but I have searched costumes before and never found anything definitive. I’ll search again for you Mickey…

Charlie is looking for a Bugle “Made in USA”. This has prompted a search for Brass Wind Instruments.

Getzen Co is in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. They make Trumpets, Cornetes, Fluegelhorns, Trombones Getzen
They do make bugles… here is their response to finding the bugle on their site. “Yes, we actually do sell a bugle, it is called our American Heritage Field Trumpet. We have two models. Go to our website, hit specialty brass and then field trumpets, you’ll get the information. These field trumpets were made in conjunction with the Bugles Across America specifically made for playing taps and military pieces.”

This article on various manufacturers in the USA after 1900 was very “instrumental” in my search.Middlehornleader

Frank Holton & Company is the oldest operating wind instrument company in the USA. However, I can not find a website for the company. It is in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

H.N. White is also a possibility. I believe they take special orders for Bugles.

Kanstul Made in USA! Plain as day on their website!

Yarn and craft items are particularly difficult to research. Here are the results of a research a I recently performed.

Yarn
Alpaca Unlimited
String of Purls

Check every item
Night Shade Rose

At this site, search for “made in usa”. These products have not been verified
with the manufacture. Ask questions!
Yahoo

Donna P. Writes….
March 16th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I am an artist and crafter wishing to find plain switch plates that I can decorate for resale. I very much do not wish to buy China-made products. At the same time I would prefer to buy American-made.

I am looking for various types of switchplates, single toggle, double- and multi-toggle, single rocker switch, double-and multi-switch, etc. I have been fruitlessly searching the internet for this. I would be very grateful for any help you could provide. Thank you – Donna

MadeByYankees Response
So far I’m seeing what appears to be speciality type plates that are more than likely made in the USA. You can start with this site. The site says most of their products are made in Pittsburgh PA. http://www.diamondlifegear.com/wallplatecovers.html

Here is another site that looks more like what you need. Arnev

One last thing….Because I haven’t verified directly with the manufacturer, ASK QUESTIONS before you buy! Though their site seems to imply all their products are made in USA, there may be some catch. It’s always better to verify and ask very specific questions. Semantics are tricky in this business!

I am sure I forgot to mention, there are sail boats made in USA too!

Sailboats – Catamaran Style
HobieCat Oceanside, CA
American SailCharleston, SC
WindRiderSandstone MN