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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
131315Description:
This purple dress is made of wool and has long sleeves with squared shoulders and covered buttons and loops at the cuffs. There is an attached belt at the waist that has a gold buckle. There are covered buttons and loops at the back of the neck and there is a metal Talon zipper on the proper left side of the waist. This dress is photographed with brooch 131316. Features that are indicative of the late 1930s are the narrow waist, the belt, the side seam zipper, and the short hem.Date:
circa 1937Materials:
WoolCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Melvin Dana BaldwinRelated Entities:
Mrs. Melvin Dana Baldwin (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.
