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The Last American Silverware Factory Has Closed Up Shop

Posted February 16, 2011 8:04 AM

From Gizmodo:

Flatware manufacturing had been part of American industry since Colonial times. Now, unable to compete with Chinese manufacturers, the very last American maker of forks, spoons and knives shut down their factory eight months ago, taking away 80 jobs from the small N.Y. town of Sherrill.

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02/17/2011 2:37 PM

Wow.

That is all I can say.

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02/18/2011 9:18 AM

We're turning into Sanford & Son nation. Other countries build the products, we sell them scrap metal. It's the New American Dream.

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