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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
128193Description:
This black dress is made of crepe and has an orange center panel of crepe from the shoulders to the floor hem. It has a surplice neckline and shoulder pads. The front orange panel displays knife pleats and there is a matching belt with a rhinestone buckle. This dress has a metal Talon zipper on the proper left side of the waist. Features that are indicative of this time period are the side seam zipper, the narrow waist, and the shoulder pads which first started appearing in the 1930s and continued during World War II.Date:
circa 1935 – 1940Materials:
CrepeCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Estate Of Alice Wells McclureRelated Entities:
Estate of Alice Wells McClure (donor) Dr. H. C. Wills (donor) Talon International, Incorporated (is related to)Alternate names: Talon, Talon Zipper, Universal Fastener Company
Talon International, Inc., sometimes referred to as Talon Zipper was founded in Chicago in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company. The company moved to Meadville, Pennsylvania and thrived in the zipper business, due to being the first zipper manufacturing company. In 1968 the company was acquired by Textron and faced many difficulties. The Japanese company YKK was also producing quality zippers but for less money which caused the company's market share to fall to 35% by 1981. In 1981, the company was sold to Nucor Holdings. Production was moved to Mexico but the company still suffered. In 1996 the Universal Fastener Company was acquired by Tag-It-Pacific. Production moved to Asia and in 2007 the company name was changed to Talon International, Incorporated.
