Vise Grip Locking Pliers - History & Lore

The Petersen Vise Grip is another iconic American hand tool. But, where did it come from?
And what happened to it?
Can I survive "Five Nights" in the abandoned Vise-Grip factory?
And why are there eagle ghosts flying around everywhere?

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All the Eagle Grips (that are still available on Amazon):
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Eagle Grips at Epstein's: https://www.harryepstein.com/products...

Moar History:
https://web.archive.org/web/199909040...
http://alloy-artifacts.org/petersen-m...
https://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com...
https://history.nebraska.gov/collecti...
https://www.newspapers.com/image/4605...

Old Vise Grip Catalogs:
https://archive.org/search?query=crea...
https://archive.org/search?query=crea...

Patents:
Wrench: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1...
OG Vise-Grip: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1...
Lock-Out Lever: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...
1940 Revision: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...
Curved Jaws: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...
Welding Clamp: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...
Release Lever: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...
Welding Clamp: https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...

Sire & Petersen 1923:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

WWII Ads:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Liberty Ship construction Photos:
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/buil...

Newell buyout & plant closure:
https://web.archive.org/web/200302011...
https://www.google.com/books/edition/...

Stanley Buys Irwin 2016:
https://web.archive.org/web/202202022...

Chapters:
00:00 FNAF Parody Intro
00:35 Bill Petersen
01:13 Early Vise-Grips
02:10 Sire & Petersen
03:06 WWII Growth
04:32 Design Revisions
06:18 American Tool Companies Inc
08:09 Newell Rubbermaid
10:29 Eagle Grips
11:50 Outro