In a 1789 letter, according to the Grammarist website, Founding Father Ben Franklin wrote:
“Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
But as far-seeing as Philadelphia’s Franklin was, he couldn’t have anticipated the emergence of a third certainty more than two centuries later. For, upon its arrival in October 2017, Stay Apparel Co. added this truth: We will only ever sell American-made products.
As a retailer and as consumers, we have an appreciation for the challenges associated with searching for American-made products and hope this list will introduce you to some great companies and products and will give your shopping a greater sense of purpose.
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American Whistle, Columbus, Ohio
Artfifact aprons, bags, accessories, Omaha, Neb.
Bailey Works messenger bags, Portsmouth, N.H.
Blue Claw travel bags, Minneapolis
Clark & Taft luggage, Austin, Texas
Flowfold minimalist wallets and bags, Gorham, Maine
14th Rose, handbags and purses, San Pedro, Calif.
Go Forth Goods leather goods, Marietta, Ga.
Homestead Brand leather goods, Spokane, Wash.
KMM & Co. leather goods, Atlanta
Lund Leather, Lewiston, N.Y.
Musgrave Pencil, Shelbyville, Tenn.
Nittany Mountain Works bags, Philipsburg, Pa.
Roam Luggage, Vidalia, Ga.
Sea Bags Maine, Portland, Maine
WaterField Designs, San Francisco
Weiss Watch Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Zippo lighters, Bradford, Pa.
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All American Clothing Co., Arcanum, Ohio
All USA Clothing, Waterford Township, Mich.
American Giant, San Francisco
American Trench, Ardmore, Pa.
Ampal Creative, headwear and accessories, Los Angeles
Aviator Clothing, Venice, Calif.
Authentically American, Nashville, Tenn.
Bills Khakis, Beacon Falls, Conn.
Birdwell Beach Britches, Santa Ana, Calif.
Boardroom Socks, Granite Falls, N.C.
Boathouse Sports, Philadelphia
Bradley Mountain, Columbia, Tenn.
Brave Star Selvage, El Segundo, Calif.
Buck Mason Knitting Mills T-shirts, Mohnton, Pa.
Burgeon Outdoor, Lincoln, N.H.
CAMP Collection, San Francisco
Collared Greens classic men’s clothing, Charleston, S.C.
Darn Tough socks, Northfield, Vt.
Dearborn Denim & Apparel, Chicago
Dehen Knitting Co., Portland, Ore.
Detroit Denim Co., Detroit
Devium men’s clothing, Saratoga, Calif.
Duckworth marino wool gear, Bozeman, Mont.
Ebbets Field Flannels vintage sportswear, Seattle
Farm to Feet socks, Mount Airy, N.C.
Fox River socks, Osage, Iowa
Freeman, Seattle
Geier Glove Co., Centralia, Wash.
Gitman Bros./Gitman Vintage men’s shirts and ties, New York
Goodwear, Essex, Mass.
Grown and Sewn men’s pants and shirts, Brooklyn
Hanks belts, Endwell, N.Y.
Hart Schaffner Marx, Chicago
Imogene + Willie, Nashville
Johnson Woolen Mills, Johnson, Vt.
LA Made Clothing, Los Angeles
L.C. King Manufacturing workwear, Bristol, Tenn.
Left Field NYC men’s clothing, New York
Legend Headwear, Cleveland
Local Vyntage nostalgic apparel, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Mister Bandana, New York City
Montauk Tackle Co., sun-protective clothing, Hewlett, N.Y.
New Balance Athletics, Boston
NW Alpine, outdoor and sporting goods, Salem, Ore.
Raleigh Denim Workshop, Raleigh, N.C.
Rambler’s Way wool clothing, Kennebunk, Maine
Round House Jeans, Shawnee, Okla.
Royal Apparel, Happauge, N.Y.
Runyon Canyon Apparel outdoor fitnesswear, Los Angeles
Rustic Dime rustic men’s clothing, Los Angeles
Sandlot hats and accessories, Kansas City, Mo.
Save Khaki United, Los Angeles
1620 Workwear, Amesbury, Mass.
Stay Apparel Co. graphic tees, Hershey, Pa.
Stormy Kromer outdoor gear, Ironwood, Mich.
Sullivan Glove Co., Bend, Ore.
The Vermont Flannel Co., East Barre, Vt.
Todd Shelton men’s clothing, East Rutherford, N.J
Upstate Stock knits, home goods and gifts, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Vermont Glove, Randolph, Vt.
West Major vintage-inspired western shirts and workwear, Phoenix.
Where I’m From graphic tees, Columbus, Ohio
Wingfield men’s shirts, Somers, N.Y.
Wintergreen Northern Wear, Ely, Minn.
Zkano socks, Fort Payne, Ala.
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Allen Edmonds men’s shoes, Port Washington, Wis.
COMUNITYmade shoes, Los Angeles
Jax & Bard women’s wood clog shoes and sandals, Gray, Maine
Kepner Scott Shoes/Zimmerman Shoes children’s shoes, Orwigsburg, Pa.
Kurier clogs, bags and leathergoods, Portland, Maine
made+ sustainable footwear, Annapolis, Md.
Nicks Handmade Boots, Spokane Valley, Wash.
Oak Street Bootmakers, Chicago
Okabashi comfort shoes, Buford, Ga.
Opie Way sneakers, Asheville, N.C.
Pingree Detroit, footwear, wallets, bags and accessories made by upcycled automotive leather, Detroit
Queen City Footwear, Burlington, Vt.
Quoddy shoes and moccasins, Lewiston, Maine
Rancourt & Co., Lewiston, Maine
Red Wing Shoes, Red Wing, Minn.
SAS Shoes, San Antonio, Texas
Silverado Boot work boots, Somerset, Pa.
SOM Footwear barefoot-inspired sneakers, Montrose, Colo.
Thorogood boots, Merrill, Wis.
Truman Boot, Eugene, Ore.
White’s Boots, Spokane, Wash.
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American Towels, Griffin, Ga.
Allegiance Flag Supply, Charleston, S.C.
Atlanta Post Caps, Tucker, Ga.
Barn Light Electric Co., Titusville, Fla.
Bevin Bells, East Hampton, Conn.
Blue Ridge Chair Works portable outdoor furniture, Asheville, N.C.
Breeo fire pits, Lancaster, Pa.
Calhoun & Co. blankets, New York, N.Y.
Conway Electric, Chatsworth, Calif.
Crab Pot Christmas Trees, Beaufort, N.C.
Emeco furniture, Hanover, Pa.
Erin Flett bags, pillows and apparel, Gorham, Maine
Faribault Woolen Mill, Faribault, Minn.
Field Notes, Chicago
G&G Clothesline, Parkersburg, Iowa
Hatch Show Print, Nashville, Tenn.
Holland Bowl Mill, solid hardwood bowls, Holland, Mich.
James + James furniture, Springdale, Ark.
Kahuna Outfitters, aluminum carts and wagons, Indiantown, Fla.
Kit-Cat Klock, Fountain Valley, Calif.
Kyle Switch Plates, Livermore, Calif.
Lanternland copper lanterns and outdoor lighting, Mesa, Ariz.
Lawn Chair USA, Fort Pierce, Fla.
Legendary Lighting, gas and electric lanterns, Flowood, Miss.
Loll Designs, Duluth, Minn.
Maiden Home furniture, New York
Mambe waterproof blankets, Fall City, Wash.
Meliora Cleaning Products, Chicago
Modernica furniture, Los Angeles
Mosser Glass, Cambridge, Ohio
Northeast Lantern, Exeter, N.H.
Old California Fine Lighting & Home Goods, Orange, Calif.
Orca coolers, Nashville, Tenn.
Oxford Pennant, Buffalo, N.Y.
Polar Bottle bike and sport bottles, Oakland, Calif.
Red Land Cotton sheets, Moulton, Ala.
Room and Board furniture, Minneapolis
Schoolhouse lighting, Portland, Ore.
Shinola watches and other upscale goods, Detroit
Sidio Design storage crates, Los Angeles
Steel Lighting Co., barn lights, North Hollywood, Calif.
Steele Canvas Basket, Chelsea, Mass.
Sterilite plastic houseware, Townsend, Mass.
Sunshine Clothesline, Parkersburg, Iowa
Tarps Now tarps and covers, St. Joseph, Mich.
U-Turn Audio, Woburn, Mass.
Waterhog Floor Mats, Rockville, Md.
WeatherTech auto, home and pet products, Bolingbrook, Ill.
Wendell August Forge, Mercer, Pa.
Woodhaven firewood racks, Parsons, Kan.
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All-Clad bakeware, Canonsburg, Pa.
Anchor Hocking glassware, Lancaster, Ohio
Ann Clark Cookie Cutters, Rutland, Vt.
Blendtec blenders, Orem, Utah
BlueStar appliances, Blandon, Pa.
East Fork Pottery, Asheville, N.C.
Felt+Fat tableware, Philadelphia
Fiesta Tableware, Newell, W.Va.
H.F. Coors dinnerware, Tucson, Ariz.
Jacob Bromwell luxury flasks and kitchenwear, Markle, Ind.
KettlePizza, Hudson, N.H.
Lamson cutlery, Westfield, Mass.
Lancaster Cast Iron skillets, wooden utensils and leather goods, Conestoga, Pa.
Liberty Tabletop, Sherrill, N.Y.
Lodge Cast Iron bakeware, South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Nordic Ware, Minneapolis
Pikanty utensils, Muncie, Ind.
Rada cutlery, Waverly, Iowa
R. Murphy Knives, Southbridge, Mass.
Smithey Ironware, Charleston, S.C.
Stargazer Cast Iron bakeware, Allentown, Pa.
Tervis tumblers, Venice, Fla.
USA Pan bakeware, Glenwillard, Pa.
Zeroll ice cream scoops, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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American Plastic Toys, Walled Lake, Mich.
Big Game USA footballs, Dallas
Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty, Norristown, Pa.
Channel Craft toys, games and puzzles, North Charleroi, Pa.
Green Toys, San Leandro, Calif.
Ironwood hockey sticks, Winona, Minn.
Leather Head Sports, Glen Rock, N.J.
Luke’s Toy Factory, Danbury, Conn.
Mitchell Bat, Nashville, Tenn.
Nokona baseball gloves, Nocona, Texas
Pillbox Bat Co., Winona, Minn.
Skee-Ball arcade games, Pulaski, Wis.
The Wiffle Ball Inc., Shelton, Conn.
Tom Kuhn yo-yos, York Harbor, Maine
Vermont Teddy Bear, Shelburne, Vt.
White Mountain Puzzles, Jackson, N.H.
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Common Deer, Burlington, Vt.
Laurel Mercantile, Laurel, Miss.
Made in America Store, Buffalo, N.Y.
Stars & Stripes Collective, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Bethlehem Tool Co., Bethlehem, Pa., and Collinsville, Conn.
Brant & Cochran axes, South Portland, Maine
Burro Brand sawhorses, Spring Valley, Calif.
Channellock, Meadville, Pa.
Estwing hand tools, Rockford, Ill.
Leatherman multi-tools and knives, Portland, Ore.
If there’s a company whose offerings are mostly if not wholly American-made but not listed here, please let us know at hello@stayapparel.com.