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January 6, 2004 |
In Nashville, Tennessee, Steve Earle talks about what makes Gibson's guitars worth strumming. In Oaks, Pennsylvania, visit the home of American Flag maker Annin & Company, and take a look at SPAM, the meat that's been tickling taste buds for decades.
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January 6, 2004 |
At the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in Illinois, the tasty sports drink is re-engineered for peak performance. At the Harley-Davidson factory, take a look at what drives these motorcycles. Discover the vision of Henry Ford's assembly line.
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January 13, 2004 |
Baseball bats roll off the line at the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. Enjoy the taste of the famous Oscar Mayer Weiner, then roll the dice and take a chance at the 1999 National Monopoly Championship at the Hasbro Games Factory.
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January 20, 2004 |
The Crayola Factory in Pennsylvania is where new colors are made and coloring-book fanatics can feel at home. At Campbell's Soup in Ohio, take a look at how they get so much taste in such a small can.
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January 27, 2004 |
At the Craftsman factory in Massachusetts, meet home improvement guru Bob Vila to take a look at the tools that are guaranteed for life. In Illinois, ride a John Deere combine, one of the most valuable and time saving pieces of equipment on any farm.
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February 3, 2004 |
In Pennsylvania, visit a museum dedicated to the shiny lighter, and marvel at a Zippo lighter tricks demo. In Tennessee, unwind with a glass of Jack Daniels whiskey. Revisit a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, for fried clams, ice cream and a good night's rest.
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February 10, 2004 |
At the Corvette plant in Kentucky, ride the seven-mile-long assembly line. The Burroughs Adding Machine Company became a leader mid-century with their data processing computers, and in New Hampshire, the Sturm Ruger factory makes quality firearms.
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February 17, 2004 |
At the Sikorsky factory in Connecticut, helicopters are brought to life. In Massachusetts, the people at Lowell Boats help customers build and buy their own dories, and Radio Flyer wagons have encouraged imaginations to take flight for over 80 years.
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March 16, 2004 |
At the Mother Mint in Philadelphia, sheet metal becomes more than worth its weight. In Akron, Ohio, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company puts the bounce in its tires, and discover the Duncan Industries Parking Meters unquenchable thirst for change.
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March 23, 2004 |
At a carousel-carving factory, a wooden horse is restored and destined to spin for life. In Ohio, where Ivory Soap is made, John is immortalized in an oversized soap block. The story of KitchenAid dishwashers and their timesaving evolution is revealed.
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April 20, 2004 |
In Bedford, Pennsylvania, go behind-the-scenes as management at Fleer Trading Cards creates new collectibles, and take a look at the toy that made neighborhood baseball safer-the Wiffle ball.
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April 6, 2004 |
Visit Nashville, Tennessee's Purity Dairy, the company responsible for the Nutty Buddy. In Shelbourne, Vermont, the Vermont Teddy Bear Company makes highly personalized-and fashion savvy-bears.
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April 27, 2004 |
Design a tie in the Big Apple's center of timeless style--Brooks Brothers. In Stubensville, Ohio, puppet heads are manufactured and animatronic characters are costumed and plugged in. Get a close up look at the Stetson cowboy hat, a Missouri tradition.
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April 13, 2004 |
Titleist churns out headline-grabbing, long-range golf balls in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. In New York, visit New Era Baseball Caps, and meet the man who saw the fun in tension springs and invented the Slinky.
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June 8, 2004 |
In Dresden, Ohio, John Ratzenberger takes a stroll above the Longaberger Basket Company's 250,000-square-foot weaving floor. In Hyannis, Massachusetts, he visits the spudworks that is the Cape Cod Potato Chip factory.
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June 15, 2004 |
On a trip to New York City, check out the view from Steinway's vertical piano factory. In Middlebury, Vermont, visit Maple Landmark Woodcraft, the only company in the U.S. that manufactures internationally successful, classic wooden toys.
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June 1, 2004 |
Barre, Vermont, is the granite capital of the world, where gravestones meet their makers. In Cambridge, Ohio, the family-owned Mosser Glass Company transforms molten glass into functional works of art.
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May 4, 2004 |
Meet the man who made the first extremely durable drumheads, and thus rock n' roll, possible. Visit Johnson Woolen Mills, where outdoorsmen everywhere get their red plaid look, then journey to Marx Toys.
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January 20, 2004 |
At an Indiana factory, iconic red-and-white striped Barbasol cans are filled with the white fluffy shaving cream that made shaving with a brush passe. In Pennsylvania, visit the vineyards where premium grapes make delicious Welch's Grape Juice.
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