Founded by Carmen Palmieri in 1943 from a basement, C. Palmer Manufacturing makes American-made cooking irons and molds, best known for tools that bring pizzelles and other traditional treats to the kitchen. Still owned and operated by the Palmieri family, the West Newton company is now run by Carmen’s granddaughter, Darcy Smouse, and also supplies outdoor cooking irons and replacement parts for its appliances.
Channellock, IncSince 1886, Channellock, Inc. has forged professional hand tools in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with its identity built around American-made pliers. Still run by the fifth generation of the DeArment family, the company operates 260,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities with more than 350 associates and produces over 75 types and sizes of pliers. Its tongue-and-groove pliers, first developed in 1933, remain the signature of a company that continues to manufacture much of its line on U.S. soil.MEADVILLE, PA
All-Clad MetalcraftersFounded in 1971 by metallurgist John Ulam, All-Clad Metalcrafters makes fully bonded cookware in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where its first pans combined layers of stainless steel and aluminum for more even cooking. The company still operates in Western Pennsylvania, with skilled craftspeople bonding, engineering, and assembling its fully bonded cookware and bakeware in the USA using US and imported materials.CANONSBURG, PA
Civitello's Italian Pastry ShoppeSince 1921, Civitello’s Italian Pastry Shoppe has made Italian cookies, pastries, spumoni, ices and other treats in Schenectady. Founded by Ralph Civitello after immigrating from Alvignano, Italy, the shop remains a family tradition, with the Angerami sisters carrying its homemade recipes into a third generation. Its old-fashioned storefront still serves as a gathering place, and its cookies are baked without preservatives, hand-packed to order and shipped across the continental United States.SCHENECTADY, NY
Lancaster Cast IronLancaster Cast Iron makes smooth, lightweight cast-iron cookware and handcrafts wooden kitchenware at its shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2018 by manufacturing and marketing professionals Mark Longenecker and Brandon Moore after a cross-country journey, the company takes a slow, detail-focused approach to cookware designed for everyday cooking and gathering around the table. Its wooden boards and utensils are made in the USA by Amish craftsmen and artisans using locally sourced hardwoods.CONESTOGA, PA