The Rise and Fall of Vise Grip - Company 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? Check out the full Tool Lore playlist here:    • Tool Lore   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @ballinator   All the Eagle Grips (that are still available on Amazon): (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) https://amzn.to/3TDgGPs 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