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southpaw

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Made In USA
« on: September 02, 2012, 06:38:26 AM »
I currently use a Columbia 300 Freeze and want to explore other brands that are Made In USA. Any suggestions?

 

Spider Man

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2012, 06:36:45 AM »
I understand Bruns moved to Mexico b/c of labor costs ;)





I know not all of Storm or Ebonite's products are completely made in the USA.  I believe both have some balls made in China.  Brunswick's were made in Mexico.  It's been a while but the last batch I bought was.  Lind's shoes was/is almost completely Chinese.  They had a bad time in Mexico. 

Smash49

If you mean poly spare balls yes most poly spare balls are manufactured in Far East.

Though it is a world economy and some of the products used to produce bowling equipment are made world wide (ie. resin BASF and Bayer both EU companies) I do applaud USA manufacturing efforts by those bowling manufacturers that do manufacture in the USA creating jobs on Labor Day!   :)

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2012, 09:08:17 AM »
I beleive Hammer is still made in usa.

JohnP

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2012, 10:24:55 AM »
The Ebonite International family includes Hammer, Ebonite, Track and Columbia 300.  All are made in Kentucky.  --  JohnP

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2012, 11:06:24 AM »
Funny, I'd like to see all the workers green cards before I claimed a product made in San Antonio was made by Americans.  But that's something as trivial as worrying if your bowling ball is made in the States when practically nothing else in the industry is.

Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA

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The topic was about "made in the USA" and not "made by Americans".
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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #20 on: September 05, 2012, 11:33:18 AM »
Storm balls are made in Brigham City, Utah, with the exception of the ICE Line.

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #21 on: September 05, 2012, 02:31:10 PM »
So if the company is in the States but may have a few illegals working there, that is the same as being made in USA?

Funny, I'd like to see all the workers green cards before I claimed a product made in San Antonio was made by Americans.  But that's something as trivial as worrying if your bowling ball is made in the States when practically nothing else in the industry is.

Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA

I knew, I forgot one Brick!
The topic was about "made in the USA" and not "made by Americans".
Long Gone also posts the honest truth which is why i respect him. He posts these things knowing some may not like it.

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #22 on: September 05, 2012, 03:40:15 PM »
Made in the USA? ... Definitely ... The last time I looked, San Antonio, Texas was still in the USA. Mexico hadn't re-taken the Alamo back yet.

So if the company is in the States but may have a few illegals working there, that is the same as being made in USA?

Funny, I'd like to see all the workers green cards before I claimed a product made in San Antonio was made by Americans.  But that's something as trivial as worrying if your bowling ball is made in the States when practically nothing else in the industry is.

Lane 1 is made by 900 Global in the USA

I knew, I forgot one Brick!
The topic was about "made in the USA" and not "made by Americans".

"Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until the feeling passes away"

Walking E

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Re: Made In USA
« Reply #23 on: September 05, 2012, 04:04:34 PM »
I know not all of Storm or Ebonite's products are completely made in the USA.  I believe both have some balls made in China. 
Smash49




If you mean poly spare balls yes most poly spare balls are manufactured in Far East.

Though it is a world economy and some of the products used to produce bowling equipment are made world wide (ie. resin BASF and Bayer both EU companies) I do applaud USA manufacturing efforts by those bowling manufacturers that do manufacture in the USA creating jobs on Labor Day!   :)


Hmmm, my new Maxim spare ball still has the "Ebonite Made in USA" logo stamped on it. Misleading, perhaps?