Ames True Temper
Last verified: April 2026
Read our full verification: Is Ames True Temper Made in USA?Verification Summary
American Score
Manufacturing Location
Camp Hill, PA
Headquarters
Camp Hill, PA
Founded
1774
Products Verified
1 product
Evidence Breakdown
Factory Location Specificity
Specific factory city identified
Website Claim
Brand website explicitly claims Made in USA
Manufacturing History
20+ years of USA manufacturing
Known Overseas Production
This brand also makes some products overseas. Only verified USA-made items are listed.
Verification Notes
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.
Last verified: April 2026
Ames True Temper has been manufacturing products in Camp Hill, PA since 1774. We carry 1 verified American-made Ames True Temper product.
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.
What Sets Them Apart
True Temper's heat-treating process distinguishes their steel tools from lower-grade imports. The company selects high-carbon steel, forms the heads under controlled conditions, then applies heat treatment that achieves specific hardness ratings — hard enough to hold a sharp edge but with enough flex to resist snapping under impact. The difference is tangible in use: a properly heat-treated shovel blade stays sharp after contact with rocks; an undertreated blade bends or chips.
The Ames True Temper catalog covers every long-handled tool category: round and square point shovels, garden spades, transplanting spades, drain spades, rakes, hoes, cultivators, spading forks, and picks. Handle options include hardwood, fiberglass, and the company's proprietary FiberPro material, each suited to different use environments. For gardeners and landscapers who want tools that last decades rather than seasons, Ames True Temper's American-made line is the standard against which others are measured.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ames True Temper made in the USA?
Yes. Ames True Temper manufactures 1 verified product in Camp Hill, PA. 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.
Where is Ames True Temper manufactured?
Ames True Temper is headquartered in Camp Hill, PA. Manufacturing takes place in Camp Hill, PA.
What Ames True Temper products can I buy?
We carry 1 verified Ames True Temper product across Tools & Hardware. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Ames True Temper founded?
Ames True Temper was founded in 1774. 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.
Does Ames True Temper ship from Amazon?
Yes, all Ames True Temper products listed here are available on Amazon with free shipping for Prime members.