Is Ames True Temper Made in USA?
Last verified: March 2026 · Based on 11 verified products and public manufacturing evidence
Partially — Some Products Made in USA
Ames True Temper's core product lines are made in the USA in Camp Hill, PA, but the brand has known exceptions where some products are manufactured overseas. Look for explicit "Made in USA" labeling on individual items.
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Manufacturing Details
- Made in
- Camp Hill, PA
- Headquarters
- Camp Hill, PA
- Location detail
- Specific city confirmed
- History
- Long-established (50+ years)
- Founded
- 1774
- Note
- Some product lines manufactured overseas
Verification Evidence
Core USA-made product line (True American series) manufactured in Camp Hill and Carlisle, PA. Some imported economy lines exist. Brand traces to 1774. Domestic line uses USA steel and American hardwood handles.
About Ames True Temper
Ames True Temper has manufactured long-handled garden tools and striking tools in Pennsylvania since 1774, making it one of the oldest continuously operating tool manufacturers in the United States.
Heritage & History
The Ames family began manufacturing shovels and hoes in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1774, supplying tools to Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War. True Temper traces its own roots to 1808 in Ohio, where the company developed heat-treating processes for tool steel that became industry standards. The two companies merged in the twentieth century to form Ames True Temper, eventually headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
For over two centuries, Ames True Temper has supplied the shovels, rakes, hoes, forks, and cultivators used by American farmers, gardeners, and construction workers. The company's tools have been on the front lines of American agriculture, infrastructure building, and home gardening across every era of the nation's growth. Their True American product line, with every component manufactured in the USA, continues that heritage.
Made in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Ames True Temper operates major manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, including plants in Camp Hill and Carlisle, producing millions of garden and long-handled tools annually. The Pennsylvania operations handle the full manufacturing process: forming and tempering steel heads, shaping hardwood handles from North American ash and hickory, and assembling finished tools.
The company's True American product line uses only American-made components — steel heads formed and tempered in the USA, handles from American hardwood mills. The heat-treating process applied to True Temper steel heads creates the hardness and flexibility balance that gives professional-grade garden tools their edge retention and impact resistance. Ames True Temper's domestic manufacturing maintains the quality standards established by over two centuries of American tool-making.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ames True Temper made in the USA?
Ames True Temper is partially made in the United States. Core product lines are American-made in Camp Hill, PA, but some products have known exceptions. Core USA-made product line (True American series) manufactured in Camp Hill and Carlisle, PA. Some imported economy lines exist. Brand traces to 1774. Domestic line uses USA steel and American hardwood handles.
Where is Ames True Temper manufactured?
Ames True Temper manufactures its products in Camp Hill, PA. The company is headquartered in Camp Hill, PA.
Which Ames True Temper products are made in the USA?
We carry 11 verified American-made Ames True Temper products across Tools & Hardware. Every listing is linked directly to Amazon with verified manufacturing evidence.
Are all Ames True Temper products made in the USA?
Not all Ames True Temper products are made in the USA. The brand has known product lines or SKUs manufactured outside the United States. Look for explicit "Made in USA" labeling on individual products, or browse our verified Ames True Temper products which have all passed our verification threshold.