You may have seen the recognizable hex nut logo of Mountain Hardwear at your local outdoor store. They are everywhere these days and one of the most recognizable brands in outdoor and camping gear. Mountain Hardwear got started back in 1993 in Richmond, California (where their headquarters still is today) by a few former employees of Sierra Designs, another popular camping gear manufacturer. They saw a need to serve outdoor athletes which continues to be …
You’ve likely come across Frisco if you have a pet and shop on Chewy.com. They are one of the most popular pet brands on Chewy.com and for one glaring reason – the brand is owned exclusively by Chewy.com. So, naturally, they promote a lot of their own products similar to Amazon and other big retailers. They sell pet products under the Frisco brand in a variety of categories but have the widest product selection in …
Gibson Home is a brand you’ll see promoted a lot on Southern Living, Good Housekeeping, and a bunch of other popular sites. Gibson was founded in 1979 and immediately began producing not just dinnerware, but other kitchen items like cookware, cutlery, glassware, flatware, and other items to fill out your pantry. Fast forward to today, they are one of the most extensive sellers of dinnerware on Amazon and tons of other popular retail websites. Gibson …
SentrySafe is a very popular pistol safe and home safe manufacturer that has been around since 1930. They were founded by John Brush and his brother-in-law Willard Punnett in Rochester, New York where they initially began stamping steel safes (they were originally called The Brush-Punnett Company). In 1987, they changed their name to Sentry Group and the rest is history. They quickly became one of the most popular safe manufacturers in the country for fire-resistant …
Chicago Cutlery is a very well known brand in the kitchen knives industry and dates back all the way to 1930 when the company began as a knife sharpening service for butchers in the Chicago stockyards. Fast forward to the 1960s and they started producing their own knives available in homes across the country. Today, they are owned by a much larger kitchen products conglomerate – Corelle Brands (also referred to as Instant Brands, which …
Cannon Safe is one of the more well known home safe brands in the United States. They got started in 1965, are headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, and owned by a larger parent company – Alpha Guardian (also known as Cannon Security Products). Not only do they operate the Cannon Safe brand, the company also owns Stack-On (which has been around for over 45 years) and GunVault (established in 1990), two other popular brands in the …
Cannondale is one of the most recognizable names in bikes. They got started over 50 years ago in Wilton, Connecticut (still their headquarters today) by Joe Montgomery and Murdock MacGregor, but funny enough, bikes weren’t the first product they made. They started in concrete manufacturing and it wasn’t until 1983 when they produced their first bicycle. Fast forward to today and Cannondale is one of the biggest bicycle brands in the world and sponsors some …
We do a lot of research on different types of shoes that are made in the USA. Everything from sneakers to boots, sandals, and everything in between. When we looked into both sneakers and casual wear shoes, we noticed a trend – Softstar shoes kept popping up on our radar. We tried their RunAmoc minimalist running shoes and immediately knew they had something special brewing. So, we reached out to the Softstar team to learn …
Stanley Black & Decker is a staple in the American tools industry. It is the public parent company of several tool brands that you’ll find at your local hardware store, including the likes of Stanley (obviously), Black & Decker (again), DeWalt, Craftsman, Proto, Irwin, Bostitch,…the list goes on. Stanley Black & Decker got started all the way back in 1843 when they were called The Stanley Works, founded by Frederick Stanley. Acquisition of other tool …
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U.S. General tool boxes are sold pretty much exclusively at Harbor Freight Tools, a discount tools retailer that operates over 1,000 stores and employs over 20,000 people across the United States. The U.S. General brand is just one of their several exclusive brands that they sell. Harbor Freight’s U.S. General tool boxes are incredibly popular with options for everything from mechanic’s carts to roller cabinets, service carts, single bank tool chests, and more. The question …
