Tony Maglica started Maglite out of a tiny garage in Los Angeles in 1960. I am not going out of this country.”From massive flats of sheets aluminum, Maglica fabricates everything in the Maglite product line from U.S.-sourced materials -- except two items. “I tried, it wasn’t available.”A few years ago, Maglite got sued under a California law that stipulated a near 100 percent U.S. content standard for products labeled "Made in America." “It is unrealistic, given the global sourcing of components, especially for mechanical or electro-mechanical product,” said Maglite attorney Jerry Reilly. America has been good to me.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 23:26 UTC