wrote:

Another piece of Americana murdered by treasonous politicians in
Washington D.C. Their propaganda minister Rush LImbaugh says this is
good for America.

I will never purchase a radio made in communist Red China just on
principle.

I'll bet you use those Vise-Grip's when the gerbils get stuck, right?


A.W.S.
President
Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered Shortwave Club

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Newell Rubbermaid, the owner of the historic
Vise-Grip brand and its plant in DeWitt, will soon tell the remaining
300-plus employees the plant is closing at the end of October, the
Lincoln Journal Star is reporting.

The production will be transferred to China.

And with it will go a piece of Nebraska's 20th century industrial
legacy and a big part of the village of DeWitt's livelihood and
history.

The closing is bound to be devastating for the Saline County village
of 572, and for its region. DeWitt is about 16 miles northwest of
Beatrice.

The Journal Star has based its report on information from an employee
and a Nebraska civic leader. Both asked not be identified for fear of
retaliation against plant employees.

Other plant workers told the Beatrice Daily Sun newspaper they have
signed agreements not to disclose company information or risk being
fired.

Vise-Grip has a celebrated history in DeWitt and Nebraska.

Danish immigrant Bill Petersen developed his first pair of locking
pliers in 1915, according to popular histories. He patented the device
in 1924 and began production at his blacksmith shop in DeWitt.

By 1928, the company had more than 600 employees.

When Petersen died in 1962, his family took over. The business was
eventually renamed American Tool Companies.
© 2008 The Associated Press.

I own a lot of Vise Grip pliers and Vise Grip clamps, one of my Vise
Grip clamps has a bar that slides in and out for extra clamp capacity.I
have seen quite a few broken made in China knockoffs of Vise Grip pliers
in the pawn shops before.Master locks moved to China and now Vise Grip
is moving to China.And so it goes.
cuhulin