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The Tip is 'Labeling Tip 1' Know Your Labeling - For products Made in America, the greater the US content the more American jobs required to produce it. So whenever possible choose the product with the highest percentage of U.S.content. US content must be disclosedon Made in USA textiles, automobiles, wool, and fur products. There is no law requiringmost other products to be marked or labeled made in USA, or, have any otherdisclosure about their amount of U.S. content. Those manufacturers and marketers who choose to make claims about the amount of U.S. content must comply with the FTC's Made in USA policy. Note: Imported products must have the country of origin on their label whileproducts partially Made in USA do not. For a product produced in the U.S. to be labeled made in USA, or claimed to beof domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be all or virtually all made in the U.S. This would mean that all significant parts and processing that go into the product are of U.S. origin. The product should contain no (or negligible) foreign content. Made in the USA products create the greatest number of American jobs for our country. This is because the labor to produce the product, and the raw materials that go into the product, are created with American labor. For most products, there is no law requiring made in America labels, or any other disclosure about the amount of U.S. content. However, for job creation purposes if you have a choice between an imported product and one with no country of origin on the label, choose the product without a country of origin over the imported one. The product without the country origin on its label has some American labor in its content and the imported one most likely does not. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Katies Colonial Lighting Handcrafting Colonial and Country-Style Lighting Since 1983 Katie's Light House has been making high quality colonial reproductions since 1983, when Katie herself began hammering out tin decorations and lanterns in her garage. Today, Katie's Light House employs more than 20 people in the small town of Cridersville, Ohio. Much has changed, but we still make each light by hand. Using lathes, chisels, hammers, and bending tools, we cut, carve and shape each piece to primitive perfection. Our American artisans then paint and distress our products by hand as well, producing some of the most beautiful and convincingly antique finishes available. Meanwhile, our tin products and components undergo a proprietary aging process that gives them the blackened appearance of genuine artifacts. Finally, each product goes through rigorous testing and inspection to bring you the highest quality reproduction light fixtures possible. Since they are made and finished by hand, no two Katie's Light House products are exactly alike. Each piece is unique, brimming with personality and character. It is not only a light fixture but also an heirloom, an investment. Our products are built to stand the tests of time and fashion and passing fancy just like the colonial artifacts we so admire. When you buy one of our lights you are doing so much more than furnishing your own home. You are contributing to American industry and helping to preserve the heritage of this great nation. For all of these reasons, we know you will take as much pride displaying our gorgeous lights in your home as we do in making them. Proud to be an American? Buy a colonial light fixture from Katie's Light House. |
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