The world would be a far less efficient place without Vise-Grip locking pliers.A Danish immigrant blacksmith named William Petersen patented the concept in 1924 and started a family business that ...

Heavy-duty tool works better on heavier gauge wires. Slightly difficult to adjust and probably better suited for industrial use. The Vise-Grip brand is probably one of the most recognized trade names ...

Why You Want One: A vise is handy for all manner of repairs and projects. Mounted on your workbench, it holds metal firmly in position while you cut it, grind it, file it, or cut threads in it or on ...

Pliers might not always be the right tool for the job, but they’ll save your skin more than any other. Last night, I got into an engine project where some rounded-off nuts and hot parts were a little ...

The world would be a far less efficient place without Vise-Grip locking pliers. A Danish immigrant blacksmith named William Petersen patented the concept in 1924 and started a family business that ...

Locking pliers are the indispensable hand tool that loosen bolts with stripped heads, clamp two pieces of metal together for any reason. They most often come into play whenever you’re trying to repair ...

Vintage Vise-Grips made in the original factory in DeWitt, NE are identified by “Petersen Manufacturing, DeWitt, NEBR” in the logo and by a roll pin that attaches the release handle. Newer Vise-Grips ...

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DeWITT — For the 84 years that Vise-Grip tools have been manufactured here, it’s been difficult to tell where the town ends and the business begins. The brick sign welcoming visitors the Saline County ...

Gary Oden has known for weeks that the plant where he has spent the last 19 years helping build Vise-Grips, one of Nebraska's most famous products, would be shutting down. But he still wasn't ...

DeWITT – A Minnesota tool company plans to bring new life to a central DeWitt building that’s been vacant almost eight years. Malco Products Inc. has announced plans to purchase the former Vise-Grip ...

A mural featuring DeWitt landmarks welcomes visitors to the southeast Nebraska town, home of the Eagle Grip factory. Eagle Grip tools are now produced in the former Vise-Grip plant. “These tools are ...