Lamson
Manufacturing in
Westfield, Massachusetts
42.14° N, 72.76° W
Cookware and Kitchen
- Headquarters
- Westfield, MA
- Manufacturing
- Westfield, MA · China (silicone HotSpot trivets)
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- cookware-and-kitchen
Lamson started in 1837 in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, as Lamson & Goodnow, and it is one of the oldest cutlery makers in the country. After a Chapter 11 reorganisation it moved its factory to Westfield, Massachusetts in 2015. The old Shelburne Falls site still has the outlet store.
What Lamson makes in Massachusetts depends on the line, and the product pages say which. The Vintage knives are made from US high-carbon stainless steel that is cut, ground, polished and sharpened in the Massachusetts plant. The walnut-handled turners and kitchen tools are “crafted in the USA” from American stainless. Those are the listings below that carry the top mark.
The Premier Forged knives are different. Their blades are hot-drop forged from Solingen steel and fitted with imported hardwood or acrylic handles, then polished and sharpened in Massachusetts. That is American finishing on imported parts, and it is the second mark — the same page that names the German steel also gives the knife its own spec row reading “Country of Origin : USA”.
What puts the brand’s mark at the floor is a different thing again. The silicone HotSpot trivets are imported outright: their own listing ends “Imported from China”, and the same spec row that says “USA” on the Premier Forged knife says “CHINA” on the trivet. The walnut knife blocks and a few accessories are in the same position. All of them carry the Lamson name and the same lifetime warranty, so the brand badge is the floor and each Massachusetts tool carries its own mark below.
Lamson makes this easy on itself and on a buyer: the answer is in the spec table on the page, in one field, and the field is maintained.
The record
Vintage knives are cut, ground, polished and sharpened in Massachusetts from US steel
“Constructed from superior USA Hi-Carbon Stainless Steel, our full-tang Vintage blades are cut, ground, polished and sharpened in our Massachusetts facilities.”
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Premier Forged blades are forged from German steel and finished in Massachusetts
“Blades are precision-forged from the finest high-carbon Grade 4116 stainless steel from Solingen, Germany, using the traditional hot-drop method.”
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The factory is in Westfield, Massachusetts, and the company dates from 1837
“Factory & Offices 79 Mainline Drive Westfield, MA USA 01085”
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A local newspaper reported the move of factory operations from Shelburne Falls to Westfield in 2015
“In 2015, the company sold most of its Shelburne Falls 19th-century complex and moved its factory operations to Westfield.”
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Domain record
lamsonproducts.com was registered on .It dates the domain, not the business: a maker that moved to a new address reads young here, and an old domain says nothing about who holds it now.
RDAP registry record · checked 19 Sep 2026
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8" Vintage Chef's Knife
Made in USAThis item carries a different mark from Lamson as a whole, so it has its own record.
The blade is US steel, cut, ground, polished and sharpened in Lamson's Massachusetts plant
“Constructed from superior USA Hi-Carbon Stainless Steel, our full-tang Vintage blades are cut, ground, polished and sharpened in our Massachusetts facilities.”
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Slotted Turner with Walnut Handle
Made in USAThis item carries a different mark from Lamson as a whole, so it has its own record.
The turner is crafted in the USA from American stainless steel with walnut handles
“Signature Craftsmanship. Meticulously crafted in the USA, each of our Walnut tools is finished to perfection using state of the art technology coupled with hand finishing. Unmatched Quality. Made from American stainless steel with sturdy Walnut handles and brass rivets.”
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8" Premier Forged Chef's Knife
Assembled in USAThis item carries a different mark from Lamson as a whole, so it has its own record.
The blade is forged from Solingen steel and polished and sharpened in Massachusetts
“Hot-Drop Forged Blades from the very best German Steel, our full-tang Premier Forged blades are polished and sharpened in our Massachusetts facilities.”
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The product's own spec table gives its country of origin as the USA
“Country of Origin : USA”
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