In 1924, another blacksmith, Danish immigrant William Petersen of DeWitt, Nebraska, invented the first locking pliers and named them Vise-Grips.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ɐnˈʌðɚ blˈæksmɪθ, dˈeɪnɪʃ ˈɪmɪɡɹənt wˈɪljəm pˈiːɾɜːsən ʌv də wˈɪt, nəbɹˈæskə, ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ðə fˈɜːst lˈɑːkɪŋ plˈaɪɚz ænd nˈeɪmd ðˌɛm vˈaɪzɡɹˈɪps.