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Still made in the USA?

Lodge cast iron cookware.


Lodge is one of the rare companies that remain family-owned after more than a century of continuous operation. Its foundry in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, has been in operation since Lodge's start in 1896 and continues to make enduring cast-iron cookware in a wide variety of styles and prices. In 2017, the company fired up a 127,000-square-foot foundry adding production capacity in the same town.
Last fall I was in their store right next to the foundry, you would be surprised at just how of their items say “Made in China” on them.
 
Thorogood Boots are the only boots I wear, and I wear them daily year-round. They are the only shoes/boots I've found that don't hurt my feet after having Plantar Fasciitis surgery. They are Made in the USA by Union Workers in Wisconsin. The company is an Employee-owned company that's been around since 1892. The boots are comfortable right out of the box and last forever. I have 3 pairs of their Moc Toe boots (1-8" steel toe pair/1-8" non-steel toe pair/1-6" non-steel toe pair) the oldest pair is about 4 years old and still going strong.
https://www.thorogoodusa.com/

I put Obenauf's heavy-duty lp on my boots (and all leather items) to waterproof and condition them. Obenauf's is also Made in the USA in Idaho.
https://www.obenaufs.com/default.asp


FYI: I've heard good things about Danner Boots and am not knocking them but, be aware that their parent company, LaCrosse Footwear, was bought by, ABC-Mart, a large Japanese shoe retailer, and now only about a 1/3rd of the Danner footwear is Made in the USA (Portland, OR) and the rest is outsourced to multiple offshore production sites, primarily China, Vietnam, and Italy.
 
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