Vise-Grip Left America After 80 Years (Malco Bought the Factory and Brought It Back)
The incredible story of how Vise-Grip tools went from a Danish immigrant's blacksmith shop in tiny DeWitt, Nebraska to becoming one of America's most iconic tools - only to be ripped away and shipped to China in 2008, devastating an entire town. When 330 jobs vanished from a community of just 600 people, it wasn't just a layoff, it was economic devastation that nearly wiped DeWitt off the map. But this story has an unexpected twist that proves American manufacturing isn't dead yet. William Petersen's revolutionary locking pliers design transformed a struggling blacksmith's shop into a manufacturing powerhouse that sustained DeWitt for over 80 years, until corporate greed sent production overseas. Just when it seemed like another classic American manufacturing story was over, an unlikely hero emerged - Malco Tools drove 500 miles to Nebraska with a plan to bring Vise-Grip production back to America. This is the remarkable tale of betrayal, loss, and ultimate redemption that shows how one company's determination can revive both an iconic brand and a forgotten town. 1. NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26531610 2. Wessels Living History Farm https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farming... 3. Alloy Artifacts http://alloy-artifacts.org/petersen-m... 4. Lincoln Journal Star https://journalstar.com/special-secti... 5. Wikipedia - Irwin Industrial Tools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrwinIn...
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