Malco and the Sad Story of the Eagle Grip - Company History & Lore

In this video we cover the full story of Malco Tools, a small independent tool company that made a failed attempt to bring back manufacture of the iconic "Vise Grip" design pliers, here to the United States.

All the Eagle Grips (that are still available on Amazon):
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases)
https://amzn.to/3TDgGPs

EagleGrip Factory Drive-Thru Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eurvi0szKxU

!!! Eagle Grip Dentist Office Commercial !!!
https://vimeo.com/530948906
Gone Fishing:
https://vimeo.com/470850514
How It's Made
https://vimeo.com/468341388

Further Reading:
https://www.malcotools.com/blog/celebrating_70_years_of_malco_evolution_innovation/

1972 Catalog:
https://archive.org/details/malco-catalog-723-d-1972

1988 Catalog:
https://archive.org/details/malco-catalog-889-1988

Eagle Grip Catalog:
https://archive.org/details/malco-eagle-grip-2022/Malco%20Eagle%20Grip%20SL18068C%20Pliers/

Loc-Ring Patent:
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD901999S1

Patent Transfer to Snap-On Document:
https://legacy-assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/assignment-pat-66428-599.pdf

Eagle Grip Casting Call:
https://www.backstage.com/casting/dentist-office-390108/

Eagle Grip Plant Opening:
https://www.techshopmag.com/malco-products-sbc-begins-production-of-new-locking-pliers-at-former-vise-grip-factory/

EagleGrip Closure Announcements:
https://web.archive.org/web/20221203002156/https://www.eaglegripusa.com/faqs/
https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/company-that-bought-former-vise-grip-plant-in-dewitt-plans-to-close-it/article_822e236d-5f7c-5bc3-b866-3f797d83bed7.html
https://theindependent.com/company-that-bought-former-vise-grip-plant-in-dewitt-plans-to-close-it/article_edefbc1e-5aee-11ed-bde7-1f36286768cb.html

EagleGrip Factory Auction May 23, 2023:
https://www.hollandindustrialgroup.com/malco
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/prehol/catalogue-id-presti1-10002

Old EagleGrip Website:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220809085054/https://www.eaglegripusa.com/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Malco History
01:57 Birth of Eagle Grip
02:42 Rings of Power
03:31 They did Marketing?
03:59 Death of Eagle Grip
04:48 Why They Failed
06:17 Resurrection?
07:39 My Thoughts
08:28 Outro