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Vise Grips were invented in Nebraska:
The first locking pliers, named Vise-Grips, were invented by William Petersen in De Witt, Nebraska in 1924.[SUP][2][/SUP] Mole grips were developed by Thomas Coughtrie in 1955, then managing director of M. K. Mole and Son.[SUP][3][/SUP]
The first locking pliers, named Vise-Grips, were invented by William Petersen in De Witt, Nebraska in 1924.[SUP][2][/SUP] Mole grips were developed by Thomas Coughtrie in 1955, then managing director of M. K. Mole and Son.[SUP][3][/SUP]
I was so sad to see them fold. It was rite of passage for young men populating their first toolbox -- one of the first tools you get is a vise-grip. I want to be buried with mine.
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Lester Electircal was founded in Lincoln and is the largest producer of golf cart battery chargers.
I worked there the summer of 1963, the year Lannie Carrier founded the company. Between my sophmore and junior year at UNL.
I worked there the summer of 1963, the year Lannie Carrier founded the company. Between my sophmore and junior year at UNL.
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