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Small American makers. Real made-in-USA. Sales the moment they drop.

On Nantucket, a quarterboard is a hand-carved board bearing a name. A name doesn’t go up casually. Every Tuesday we put one American maker’s name on the board: the family factories, one-man moccasin shops, and hundred-year-old mills still making rugged prep. Every Friday, The Sale Wire brings the sales, restocks, and factory-seconds drops worth knowing.

Five Hertling trousers say the cloth is American

Five Hertling trousers say the cloth is American

Hertling names a cloth country on 61 of 92 products. On five it says USA, and three of those name the weaver. Plus a correction on Hamilton Shirts.

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Aug 18, 2026


The bootmaker who lists what he imports

The bootmaker who lists what he imports

A reader drove to Tipton, Missouri and walked in unannounced. Plus five picks for mid August.

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Aug 11, 2026

The Shop: a Maine boot in every size, and a shirt sale we are not running

The Shop: a Maine boot in every size, and a shirt sale we are not running

Forty four combinations live in one boot, four sizes in another, and Gitman's only visible origin field says Portugal.

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Aug 7, 2026

The jeans that name the mill, not just the factory

The jeans that name the mill, not just the factory

Last week's mill could name the machine but not the yarn. This week, the label that closes that gap.

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Aug 4, 2026

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Five Hertling trousers say the cloth is American

Five Hertling trousers say the cloth is American

Quarter Board co

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Aug 18, 2026

The bootmaker who lists what he imports

The bootmaker who lists what he imports

Quarter Board co

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Aug 11, 2026

The Shop: a Maine boot in every size, and a shirt sale we are not running

The Shop: a Maine boot in every size, and a shirt sale we are not running

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Aug 7, 2026

The jeans that name the mill, not just the factory

The jeans that name the mill, not just the factory

Quarter Board co

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Aug 4, 2026

The Shop: five American boots in stock this morning

The Shop: five American boots in stock this morning

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Jul 31, 2026

The Fall River mill that makes its own sewing machines

The Fall River mill that makes its own sewing machines

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Jul 28, 2026

The Shop: American leather goods worth carrying for a decade

The Shop: American leather goods worth carrying for a decade

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Jul 24, 2026

The St. Paul leather shop you voted onto the board

The St. Paul leather shop you voted onto the board

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Jul 21, 2026

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