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Advance Equipment

Drywall, wall covering and painting tools made in Chicago, Illinois, since 1922.

✓ Made in USA

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Made inChicago, Illinois
CategoryDrywall and Painting Tools

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Made in USA

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Our assessment

Advance Equipment states on its own site that its tools are produced in its Chicago facility and that “manufacturing in the USA” guarantees superior craftsmanship.

Chicago, IL

headquarters, as published

Made in USA

per company

Company details

Address

Advance Equipment Manufacturing Company, 4615 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651.

Category

Drywall and Painting Tools

Founded

1922, according to the company.

Ownership

Family-owned. The company says the fourth generation, John R. and DeAnne, carries on the family legacy.

Scope of the claim

Its drywall, wall covering and painting tools and equipment, which the company says are made in its Chicago facility. This profile does not trace the origin of every component.

Website

advance-equipment.com.

Where Advance Equipment products are made

Chicago, Illinois
The company says all of its drywall, wall covering and painting tools have been made in its Chicago facility.

Since 1922
The company says August Wedekind founded it in Chicago in 1922.

Components
The pages reviewed do not say where individual components come from.

What this emblem covers. This emblem is Made in USA. Advance Equipment states that its drywall, wall covering and painting tools are made in its Chicago facility. This profile does not trace the origin of every component.

The story

Advance Equipment says August Wedekind, a skilled carpenter and contractor, founded the company in Chicago in 1922.

It is now run by the fourth generation of the family and continues to make its tools in Chicago.

Why they matter

Hand tools and finishing equipment are widely imported. Advance Equipment says its tools are made in Chicago.

Buying them supports manufacturing jobs in Illinois.

Visit Advance Equipment

Advance Equipment makes drywall, wall covering and painting tools in Chicago, Illinois.

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Advance Equipment questions

Is Advance Equipment made in the USA?

Advance Equipment states that all of its drywall, wall covering and painting tools are made in its Chicago facility. It does not break out component origins.

Where is Advance Equipment based?

4615 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60651.

What does Advance Equipment make?

Drywall, wall covering and painting tools and equipment.

When was Advance Equipment founded?

Advance Equipment says it was founded in 1922.

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