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by Catherine » Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:58 am
OFF of the top of my head...
BUCK KNIVES - IDAHO - USA.
KABAR KNIVES - NEW YORK - USA.
CASE knives - PA - USA. My husband bought a couple of matching classic - full size Trapper knives and gave me one recently even though I only use FIXED BLADE KNIVES. It was a nice gesture and I told him that if he wanted to USE IT as a second knife... no problem.
Even though he and I gifted and donated MANY KNIVES over the last few years (Some from my late husband too.) - he still has a FEW from various countries. Switzerland, Germany, Finland, Sweden and England. He has some MADE IN MONTANA. One hand made knife from an old friend and one left from a famous company (Ruana.). He gifted a Ruana knife to an old hunting friend many years ago and sold one too.
He sold a classic, quality made, well known Japanese knife to a friend at a low price with a military survival (Nam era.) USA Made knife. That friend and his children USE knives and one of them went into the service too. We gifted knives to them too.
My husband bought a classic OPINEL knife not too long ago too. It is Made in France and I had NEVER SEEN ONE IN PERSON out here in Montana before.
Stickley furniture in this small house - MADE IN NEW YORK.
Small oak end table - AMISH made - USA.
Two Stressless black leather chairs - MADE IN NORWAY.
I do not own a Chinese knife, my late husband did not own any and my Montana husband does not own one. (I am not knocking some Chinese made items when I say this.)
I think that our old box cutters were MADE IN THE USA but the newer ones were/are not.
I owned MORE USA ITEMS back east (Large house, super large garage and small barn.) and even though I have a much smaller home now and tend to be More of a Minimalist... almost all of my items HERE are Made in the USA shy of a few items that may be made in England or Germany or in Italy.
I do not own (On purpose when I moved out west.) my few quality made clocks or many paintings and prints that were made in the USA or were from England or Germany now. My American made ships wheel went to a good home. (I made many frames for prints and for military things for my late husband. Many of those items were in his den.)
ALMOST all of my former items back east were Made in the USA and that included items when we built our house back in the 70's. Lived in it for over 30 years with my late husband. AMERICAN MADE BRICK, STEEL, WOOD, WINDOWS, DOORS, quality furniture, lamps, china, glasses, flatware, silver, etc. TOOLS were quality made in the USA. A few from Germany (Metric and American.) and a couple of them were from England. I did have some pretty foreign made crystal and china. Waterford - Ireland, some old family items from other countries too.
Firearms... the list is too long for my old hands to type now.
Right now, I could live in a MUCH, much smaller place than this small home that I built several years ago. We have donated to several good charities, to the library and we have given to friends.
I would have to figure out IF and how my husband would FIT his gun stuff into another smaller home though. Ha ha! Although he has downsized a LOT in guns, ALL calibers, ALL gun gear and general STUFF over the years on purpose.
We have a few empty drawers, fairly empty and organized closets and kitchen/bathroom cabinets in this house too.
The garage which I 'gave to him' is super insulated (Warm or cool and dry year round.) and it has nice shelves in there too. That is all neat except for one table by the car. (I have separated brass there and he has to clean it.) The deep chest freezer is MADE IN AMERICA. Michigan... I think.
He keeps his truck outside and ready to go as always. (My late husband and I ALWAYS kept the car, truck, etc. INSIDE of the 3.5 to 4 car garage back east.) My MT husband LIKES TO KEEP his truck outside 99% of the time.
Cate
Added more.
